Question

Question

Solve using division of rational numbers. If a car’s value decreases by $4,000 in the first 12 months, how much does the value decrease per month? (Round to the nearest hundredth.)(1 point)
Responses

$333.33
$333.33

−$333.33
negative 333.33 dollars

0.003
0.003

−0.003

Answer 1

To find out how much the value of the car decreases per month, we divide the total decrease in value by the number of months.

Total decrease in value = -$4,000
Number of months = 12

Now, we can perform the division:

\[ \text{Monthly decrease} = \frac{-4000}{12} = -333.33 \]

Thus, the value of the car decreases by approximately \(-$333.33\) each month when rounded to the nearest hundredth.

So the correct response is:

−$333.33