Tom earns 26,000 as his salary and john earns 24,500 as his salary. They both get an annual bonus of 500$ (Tom), and 800$ (john). How long will it take for john to earn the same amount of money?
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6
i got D... i think it made no sense, but it was a question on the test, and that was the best choice avaliable. Please help and solve this with explanation! Thank you so much!
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
D) 5
E) 6
i got D... i think it made no sense, but it was a question on the test, and that was the best choice avaliable. Please help and solve this with explanation! Thank you so much!
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Tom makes $1,500. more than John per year, but John gets $300. more than Tom as a bonus,
so it will take 1500/300=5 years to reach the same salary with bonuses.
So the answer is D.
so it will take 1500/300=5 years to reach the same salary with bonuses.
So the answer is D.
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It takes John 1.047430830039526 times as long to be paid as much money as Tom, presuming everything else is constant.
Because Tom is earning at a higher rate, John will never catch up until something happens.
It would be helpful to know the answers are in years. Very important to label everything in word problems.
Essentially I agree with you; it doesn't make sense.
Because Tom is earning at a higher rate, John will never catch up until something happens.
It would be helpful to know the answers are in years. Very important to label everything in word problems.
Essentially I agree with you; it doesn't make sense.
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Answer D is right, here is how you might solve it:
24,500 + 800x = 26,000 + 500x
=> 300x = 1,500
=> Divide all by 300 so you have 1x one the left side
=> x = 5
Hope this helped!
24,500 + 800x = 26,000 + 500x
=> 300x = 1,500
=> Divide all by 300 so you have 1x one the left side
=> x = 5
Hope this helped!