Question

Luke just accepted a job at a new company where he will make an annual salary of $53000. Luke was told that for each year he stays with the company, he will be given a salary raise of $4500. How much would Luke make as a salary after 10 years working for the company? What would be his salary after tt years?Salary after 10 years: Salary after tt years:

Answer 1

Given data:

* The starting salary of the Luke in the new company was,

`S_1=53000\text{ dollars}`

* The salary raise given to Luke each year is,

`R=4500\text{ dollars}`

(a). The salary of the Luke after 10 years is,

`\begin{gathered} S=S_1+R*10 \\ S=53000+(4500*10) \\ S=98000\text{ dollars} \end{gathered}`

Thus, the salary of the Luke after 10 years is 98000 dollars.

(b). After the t years,

`\begin{gathered} S=S_1+R* t \\ S=53000+4500* t \\ S=53000+4500t \end{gathered}`

Thus, the salary of the Luke after t years is 53000+4500t .