document.write( "Question 974045: Every year a man is paid $500 more than the previous year. If he receives $17800 over four years, what was he paid in the first year? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let x + 500 represent the first year.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since a man is paid $500 more than the previous year, for 4 years we write:
\n" ); document.write( "(x + 500) + (x + 500 + 500) + (x + 500 + 500 + 500) + (x + 500 + 500 + 500 + 500) = 17,800\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "By adding the equation above, 4x + 5000 = 17,800 \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4x = 17,800 - 5000\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4x = 12,800\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x = 3,200\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So the amount a man was paid in the first year is 3,200 + 500 = 3, 700\r
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