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Janine has job offer sat two companies. One company offers a starting salary of 28,000 with a raise of 3,000 each year. The other company offers a starting salary 36,000 with a raise of 2,000 each year A. After how many years would Janine's salary be the same with both companies B. what would the salary be ? Show work please

User Lizzan
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28,000+3,000x=36,000+2,000x
X will be the number of years worked, now we just have to make the equation true.
I did the work out already, and the answer is 8!
If you want to check my answer just substitute it in to the problem for x.

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