For income tax purposes, a man uses a method called straight-line depreciation to show the loss in value of a copy machine he recently purchased. He assumes that he can use the machine for 7 years. The following graph shows the value of the machine over the years. Use this graph to answer the following question .

14.3

step-by-step explanation:

add all the numbers together.

9 + 12 + 15 + 16 + 17 + 17 = 86

now, divide 86 by how many numbers we have: 6.

86 / 6 = 14.3

answer: the answer is 100 x 12,500, which is 1,250,000.

step-by-step explanation: emily solved for a part when she should have solved for the whole.  

875,000 should be the numerator of the equivalent ratio.  

70 x 12,500 is 875,000.