Question

Li works at a printing company. for her first year, her salary was $21,000. for her second year, her salary was $22,500, and for her third year her salary was $24,000. using the pattern predict the amount of money Li will earn in her fourth year

Answer 1

she will earn 25,500 because in the pattern you add 1,500

Answer 2

$25,500.

Explanation:

We have been given that Li works at a printing company. for her first year, her salary was $21,000. for her second year, her salary was $22,500, and for her third year her salary was $24,000.

Let us find the difference between consecutive salaries for two years.

`\$22,500-\$21,000=\$1500`

`\$24,000-\$22,500=\$1500`

We can see that every next year Li's salary increases by $1500.

So Li's salary for 4th year will be $1500 more than the salary for her 3rd year salary.

`\text{Li's salary for 4th year}=\$24,000+\$1,500`

`\text{Li's salary for 4th year}=\$25,500`

Therefore, Li's salary for 4th year will be $25,500.