168,188 views
30 votes
30 votes
If your starting salary is 40,000 and you receive a 3% increase at the end of every year, what is the total amount, in dollars, you will earn over the first 16 years that you work?

User Khoroshevj
by
2.9k points

2 Answers

13 votes
13 votes

Answer:

$806275

Explanation:

type it exactly like that, ap*x

User JsNgian
by
2.3k points
19 votes
19 votes

Answer:

$64188.26

Explanation:

→ Calculate the increase in decimal multiplier

( 100 + 3 ) ÷ 100 = 1.03

→ Multiply this by the salary raised to the power of 16

40000 × ( 1.03 )¹⁶

→ Solve

$64188.26

User Manuel Brnjic
by
2.9k points