Courtney organized a charity walk. In the first year, the walk generated $3000. She hopes to increase this amount by $900 each year for the next several years. If her goal is met, in how many years will the walk have generated a total of at least $65,000 for the charity?

Answer 1

Increase per year = $900
Target=$65000
current amount = 3000
Number of years to generate exactly 65000
=(65000-3000)/900
= 68.89 years
So minimum number of years to equal or exceed target = 69 years
(a little more than "several" years!)