Question

John has been working for the Acme Toy Co. for 18 years and makes $82,000. If he has been getting a

raise of $2,500 per year (and continues to do so), write an equation that gives John's pay for any number
of years that he has been working for Acme Toy Co.

Answer 1

Answer:
`37000+2500n`

Explanation:

Given

John makes $82,000 per year after 18 years

If he would have to get a raise of $2500 per year

Suppose he starts with a salary of
`x`

after the first year, his salary would be

`\Rightarrow x+2500`

After 2 years, the salary would be

`\Rightarrow x+2500+2500=x+2* 2500`

Similarly, after n years salary is

`\Rightarrow x+2500n`

For 18 years, it is

`\Rightarrow x+2500* 18=82,000\\\Rightarrow c=82,000-45,000=\$\ 37,000`

So, after n years of working salary is
`37,000+2500n`