Matthew is given a $25 music gift card for his birthday. He downloads one song and the value of the card is $23.50. After two downloads, its value is $22. Write a formula to represent the remaining value on the card as an arithmetic sequence. What is the value of the card after 10 downloads? The value of the card after 10 downloads is

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The formula to represent the remaining value of the card is aₙ = 26.5 - 1.5n

The value of the card after ten downloads is $10

Arithmetic formula

aₙ = a + (n - 1)d

where

a = first term

d = common difference

n = number of terms

Therefore,

a = 25

d = 23.5  - 25 = - 1.5

Therefore,

aₙ = 25 + (n - 1)(-1.5)

aₙ = 25 - 1.5n + 1.5

aₙ = 26.5 - 1.5n

After ten download the value of the card will be as follows,

26.5 - 1.5(11) = 26.5 - 16.5 = $10

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