document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=151997>Question 151997</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Could someone please help me solve this word problem dealing with number sequences?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A graphic artist makes $20000 his first year and gets $500 raise each year.  Compute his total salary and mean annual salary for 20 years of work.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #111788 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><B>jojo14344(1513)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jojo14344><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=111788\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> We respect everybody here, but there's no harm in trying this one:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total years working= <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > years<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1st year earnings: $20,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2nd year: $20,500..... adding $500 after the 1st year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So we can arrive to an eqn:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%2820000%2A20years%29%2B%28%28n-1%29%28500%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%2820000%2A20years%29%2B%28%28n-1%29%28500%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > ------> total salary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "where <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=n ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"n\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= no. of years. Why there's (-1) in the eqn? Because the increased started on the 2nd year. Continuing,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28400000%29%2B%28%2820-1%29%28500%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28400000%29%2B%28%2820-1%29%28500%29%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=400000%2B9500 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"400000%2B9500\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$409,500 ------------------------> Total salary.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "For Mean Salary:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=409500%2F20 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"409500%2F20\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >= $20,475 --------> Mean salary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Thank you,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Jojo </SPAN>\n" );
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