An office machine purchased new for $3600

Question

loses $400 each year.

How many years will it take for the office machine's value to equal zero?

A. 5
B. 6
C. 9
D. 12

Answer 1

The office machine loses $400 each year, so we can set up the equation:
3600 - 400x = 0, where x is the number of years.

Simplifying the equation, we have:
-400x = -3600

Dividing both sides by -400, we get:
x = 9/1

Therefore, it will take 9 years for the office machine's value to equal zero.

The correct answer is C. 9