A man earned $3000 the first year he worked. if he received a raise of $400 at the end of each year, what was his salary during his 15th year?
would it be $9000
Yes, $9,000 at the END of the 15th year but not DURING the 15th year. Wouldn't that be $3,000 + (14 x 400) = $8,600. Check my thinking.
yea you are right
To determine the man's salary during his 15th year, we need to calculate the cumulative effect of the raise he received each year.
First, we need to find out the number of years since the first year he worked. Since we are interested in his 15th year, we subtract 1 from 15 to get 14 years.
Next, we multiply the number of years (14) by the raise amount ($400), and add this value to his initial salary ($3000).
(14 * $400) + $3000 = $5600 + $3000 = $8600
Therefore, his salary during his 15th year would be $8600.
To calculate the man's salary during his 15th year, you would need to start with his initial salary and add the total amount of raises he received over the years.
His initial salary was $3000, and he received a raise of $400 at the end of each year.
To find out his salary during the 15th year, you would need to calculate the total amount of raises received up until that year and add it to his initial salary.
The number of raises he received is equal to the number of years he worked, excluding the first year (as he did not receive any raise during the first year). So for the 15th year, he would have received 14 raises ($400 x 14 = $5600).
Adding that to his initial salary:
$3000 + $5600 = $8600
Therefore, the man's salary during his 15th year would be $8600, not $9000.