document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=506112>Question 506112</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I have a word problem : If jane has a job offer at 36,000 a year with a 2,000 raise every year and another job offer 28,000 plus a raise of 3,000 a year at how many years from now would it take her to be making the same pay at each job?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do I figure this out? Thank you! </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Express all dollar values in thousands -- gets rid of a bunch of pesky zeros.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\"> represent the number of years on the job.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Salary #1 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large S_1(x)\">.  $36K plus $2K per year.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ S_1(x)\ =\ 2x\ +\ 36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Salary #2 <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large S_2(x)\">.  $28K plus $3K per year.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ S_2(x)\ =\ 3x\ +\ 28\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "They will be making the same salary when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large S_2(x)\ =\ S_1(x)\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 3x\ +\ 28\ =\ 2x\ +\ 36\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\Large x\">\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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