b. How much vaca
3. When Lisa started at her current job, her employer gave
vacation time with a promise of 3 additional paid vacation days for each year
she remains with the company
to a maximum of 4 workweeks of paid vacation
time.
a. Let x represent the number of years she has worked for this employer and
y represent the number of paid vacation days she has earned. Write an
equation that models
the relationship between these two variables.
b. It has been 5 years since Lisa began working for this employer. How many
paid vacation days has she earned?
c. If Lisa's annual vacation time is viewed as an arithmetic sequence, give the
first term and common difference.
d. When will she reach the maximum number of paid vacation days allowed?