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Marshall earns a salary of $36,000, and each
year he receives a $4,000 raise. Jim earns a
salary of $51,000, and each year he receives
a $1,500 raise. How many years will it take
before Marshall and Jim earn the same
salary?

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Answer:

Let Marshall's salary be  

S

m

Let Jim's salary be

     

S

j

Let the count in years be  

n

S

m

=

$

36000

+

4000

n

S

j

=

$

51000

+

1500

n

Set  

S

m

=

S

j

For convenience lets drop the $ symbol

⇒

36000

+

4000

n

 

=

 

51000

+

1500

n

Subtract  

1500

n

and

36000

from both sides

4000

n

−

1500

n

=

51000

−

36000

2500

n

=

15000

Divide both sides by 2500

n

=

15000

2500

=

150

25

=

6

Step-by-step explanation:

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