Question

a company offers a starting yearly salary of $37,000 with raises of $3,500 per year. Find the total salary over a ten year period

Answer 1

229500 I think

Answer 2

37,000 + 3500(10) = total salary for ten years
37000 + 35000 = 72,000

you might want to get a second opinion on this :/

Answer 3

Well, its asking for the total salary, which I take to mean the total amount of money he made. So the first year would be 37000 + 3500, since he gets a raise. That is to be added to the second year, where he would make 37000 + 3500, + 3500, since he had two raises. And so on. He didn't make 72000 over ten years or he, his family and his cats would be long dead. But who knows.

Answer 4

would it be 37,000(10) + 3500(10) = total salary ?

Answer 5

@Luis_Rivera .....help.....please

Answer 6

@jim_thompson5910 .....help

Answer 7

He made 37,000 the first year

He made 37,000+3,500 = 40,500 the second year

He made 37,000+2*3,500 = 44,000 the third year

etc etc

He made 37,000+9*3,500 = 68,500 the tenth year

Answer 8

So your goal is to add up the numbers

37000
40500
44000
....
...
68500

Answer 9

it says find the total salary for ten years

Answer 10

A short cut is to use this formula

Sn = n*(a1 + an)/2

Answer 11

Sn = n*(a1 + an)/2

S10 = 10*(a1 + a10)/2

S10 = 10*(37000+68500)/2

S10 = 10*(105500)/2

S10 = 10*52750

S10 = 527500

Answer 12

So the total salary is $527,500

Answer 13

oh...I see now.....jim, your good...thanks :)

Answer 14

thx for the compliment lol

and yw

Answer 15

You are good. Yeah I think thats right!