Willow is in her fourth year working for the same company. Her starting salary was

Question

$48,000. The next year, her salary was $50,400. The following year, her salary was
$52,920. This year, her salary is $55,566. Willow’s boss says her salary will continue
to increase by the same percentage each year.
A. Write the values given in the scenario as a sequence.

Answer 1

The values given in the scenario represent Willow's salary over the years she has been with the company. We can represent her salaries as a sequence:

• Year 1 (starting salary): $48,000
• Year 2: $50,400
• Year 3: $52,920
• Year 4: $55,566

This gives us the sequence:

\[ 48,000, 50,400, 52,920, 55,566 \]