a musician buys a guitar for $450. if the val...

a musician buys a guitar for $450. if the value of the guitar depreciates by 30% every year, what is the value of the guitar after 6 years? remaining amount = 450(1 - 0.30)^6 remaining amount = $? round your answer to the nearest whole number.

Answer

# Answer: $45$ # Explanation: ## Step1: Calculate the depreciation factor $1 - 0.30=0.70$ ## Step2: Calculate the exponentiation $(0.70)^6=0.117649$ ## Step3: Multiply by the initial value $450\times0.117649 = 52.94205$ ## Step4: Round to the nearest whole - number Rounding $52.94205$ gives $45$.