I took calculus in high school and that equation makes my head spin!

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From: Judah McAuley [mailto:ju...@wiredotter.com] 
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:17 PM
To: cf-community
Subject: Re: is there a right answer?


x = starting salary
x + 0.08x = 1.08x
1.08x + 0.05(1.08x) = 1.08x + 0.054x = 1.134x
1.134x - 0.01(1.134x) = 1.134x - 0.01134x = 1.12266x
1.12266x + 0.09(1.12266x) = 1.12266x + 0.1010394x = 1.2236994x

1.2236994x = 89,000
x = 72,730

If you need to show your work :)

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 12:06 PM, morgan l <greyk...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> StartingSalary * 1.08 * 1.05 * .99 * 1.09 =
>
>
>> Choice 1
>> $71,291 -> $87,238.75
>> Choice 2
>> $108,920 -> $133,285.34
>> Choice 3
>> $71,290 -> $87,237.53
>> Choice 4
>> $72,730 -> $88,999.66
>> Choice 5
>> $72,723 -> $88,991.09
>>
>>
>
>
> 



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