Advanced MathEasyCar value after two halvings
Advanced Math practice question
A car's value halves every 4 years. It is worth $8,000 now. What will it be worth, in dollars, 8 years from now?
Answer: 2000
8 years is two halvings: 8,000 → 4,000 → 2,000.
Common wrong answers
- If you answered 0
- Halving never reaches 0.
- If you answered 1000
- 1,000 is after 12 years.
- If you answered 4000
- 4,000 is the value after 4 years.
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