Question

micah makes $85,000 and is getting annual raises of $2,500 cayenne makes$72,000, whit annual raises of $4,000 about how many years , y , will it take for micah and cayenne to make the same salary?

Answer 1

Answer:

Approximately 9 years for Micah and Cayenne to make the same salary.

Explanation:

We can set up an equation to solve for the number of years it will take for Micah and Cayenne to make the same salary.

Let's let "y" represent the number of years.

After "y" years, Micah's salary will be:

$85,000 + $2,500y

After "y" years,
Cayenne's salary will be:

$72,000 + $4,000y

To find the number of years it will take for their salaries to be the same, we can set the two expressions equal to each other and solve for "y":

$85,000 + $2,500y = $72,000 + $4,000y

Simplifying the equation:

$13,000 = $1,500y

Dividing both sides by $1,500:

y = 8.67

So it will take approximately 8.67 years for Micah and Cayenne to make the same salary.