document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=793873>Question 793873</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose your salary is increasing at a rate of 3.5% per year. Then your salary will double in approximately years? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #480475 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><B>josmiceli(19441)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josmiceli><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=josmiceli><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=480475\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> At the end of 1 yr<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+s+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+s+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the starting salary<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Let <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S%5Bn%5D+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S%5Bn%5D+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = the current salary at the<BR>\n" );
document.write( "end of year number <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S%5B2%5D+=+s%2A%28+1+%2B+.035+%29%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S%5B2%5D+=+s%2A%28+1+%2B+.035+%29%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So, the rule is:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The problem is to find <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > when <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+S+=+2s+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+S+=+2s+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take the log of both sides<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+=+log%28%282%29%29+%2F+log%28%281.035%29%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+=+log%28%282%29%29+%2F+log%28%281.035%29%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "I can't find my calculator. Work this out and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "round <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+n+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+n+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > off to the closest integer\r<BR>\n" );
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