After a student graduated from Berkeley College, the student went on six different interviews. The student patiently waited back to see if he/she received any offers. Thankfully, the student received the two offers below: Job Offer # 1: Starting annual salary of $74,000 with an annual raise of $3,500 . Job Offer # 2: Starting annual salary of $66,000 with an annual raise of $4,200. Write an equation describing each job offer. What strategy would you use to determine which job offer might be best for the student? The student is curious to find out after how much time would she make the same amount money. After how long would this occur, how did you figure this out?
Unitary Method
The word “unitary” comes from the word “unit”, which means a single and complete entity. In this method, we find the value of a unit product from the given number of products, and then we solve for the other number of products.
Speed, Time, and Distance
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Profit and Loss
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Units and Measurements
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- Job Offer # 1: Starting annual salary of $74,000 with an annual raise of $3,500 .
- Job Offer # 2: Starting annual salary of $66,000 with an annual raise of $4,200.
- Write an equation describing each job offer.
- What strategy would you use to determine which job offer might be best for the student?
- The student is curious to find out after how much time would she make the same amount money. After how long would this occur, how did you figure this out?
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