document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=508192>Question 508192</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Megs salary starts at 16,000 with annual raises of $1500.  Janes salary starts at 19,300 with annual raises of 950.  How many years will it be until they make the same amount.  Set up in numeric form and solve </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let years for the salaries to be the same be Y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then Meg’s equation is: 16,000 + Y(1,500), and Jane’s: 19,300 + Y(950)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Setting them equal to each other gives us: 16,000 + Y(1,500) = 19,300 + Y(950)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "16,000 + 1,500Y = 19,300 + 950Y\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1,500Y – 950Y = 19,300 – 16,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "550Y = 3,300\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Y, or years it’ll take for both to earn same salary = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3300%2F550 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3300%2F550\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > or <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight_green%286%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight_green%286%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "In 6 years Meg will be making 16,000 + 6(1,500) or 16,000 + 9,000, or $25,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "In 6 years Jane will be making 19,300 + 6(950) or 19,300 + 5,700, or $25,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "As seen, both will be making the same annual salary in 6 year’s time.\r<BR>\n" );
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