Question

Yvonne continues to work full-time at her job while she attends college part-time. It takes 5 years for Yvonne to complete the program, but when she does she is able to increase her salary from $37,000 per year to $45,000 per year. At this rate, Yvonne will have recovered her college costs after 4.5 years. How much did it cost Yvonne to go to college?

Answer 1

"$36,000" is the appropriate answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to the question,

The increase her salary will be:

=
`45000-37000`

=
`8000` ($)

hence,

The cost Yvonne to go to college will be:

=
`8000* 4.5`

=
`36,000` ($)