A school district purchases a high-volume printer,copier,and scanner for $20,000. After 10 years,the equipment will have to be replaced.Its value at that time is expected to be $2,600.Select a linear equation giving the value of the equipment during the 10 years it will be in use.
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A) $V = 1740 t - 20,000$
B) $V = - 1740 t - 20,000$
C) $V = 1740 t + 20,000$
D) $V = - 1740 t + 20,000$
E) $V = - 1740 + 20,000 t$

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The value decreases linearly from $20,000 to $2,600 over 10 years, a decrease of $17,400. Dividing this decrease by 10 years gives a rate of $1,740 per year. The equation should start at $20,000 and subtract $1,740 for each year, which matches option D: $V = - 1740 t + 20,000$.

A School District Purchases a High-Volume Printer,copier,and Scanner for $20,000 V=1740t−20,000V = 1740 t - 20,000V=1740t−20,000

A School District Purchases a High-Volume Printer,copier,and Scanner for $20,000 $V = 1740 t - 20,000$