Stacey buys a used car for $5,000. With each year that passes, the car drops $470 in value. Write a sequence of numbers that gives the value of the car at the beginning of each of the first 5 years she owns it.
A) $5,000, $4,530, $4,060, $3,590, $3,590
B) $5,000, $4,060, $3,590, $3,120, $2,650
C) $5,000, $4,530, $4,060, $3,590, $3,120
D) $5,000, $4,906, $4,436, $3,966, $3,496
E) $5,000, $4,530, $4,050, $3,600, $3,110

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The value of the car decreases by $470 each year. Starting from $5,000, subtracting $470 each year for 4 years gives the sequence in option C: $5,000, $4,530, $4,060, $3,590, $3,120.

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