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Greetings Mathematicians!
I am so rusty on my math, I don't even know if this is an algebra II question! I am trying to develop a way to score prices on used cars based on 3 variables; price, age, and mileage. All of these variable need to be somehow expressed on a sliding scale, for example a 2012 vehicle with 70000 miles being sold for 15K should not score as "high" as the same car being sold for 12K. I would think this will look like some kind of simple equation with slopes accompanying the main variables, but I am just conjecturing. The main problem is that when looking at used cars, they are always a little different. How do you "score" a 2012 vehicle with 50000 miles going for 13K against the same type of vehicle only its a 2015 with 33000 miles and going for 22K? This question assumes that cosmetic eliminators such as color, condition etc. are not necessary to factor in (automatic disqualifies). Can someone help me set this up?
Thanks!
I am so rusty on my math, I don't even know if this is an algebra II question! I am trying to develop a way to score prices on used cars based on 3 variables; price, age, and mileage. All of these variable need to be somehow expressed on a sliding scale, for example a 2012 vehicle with 70000 miles being sold for 15K should not score as "high" as the same car being sold for 12K. I would think this will look like some kind of simple equation with slopes accompanying the main variables, but I am just conjecturing. The main problem is that when looking at used cars, they are always a little different. How do you "score" a 2012 vehicle with 50000 miles going for 13K against the same type of vehicle only its a 2015 with 33000 miles and going for 22K? This question assumes that cosmetic eliminators such as color, condition etc. are not necessary to factor in (automatic disqualifies). Can someone help me set this up?
Thanks!