This is the answer I gave, it reads it correct but doesnt make much sence haha.
so we know that a1 is 40,000 because it is what she makes her first year. next we know that it increases by 1.03 of last years salary every year. the rest I havent really figured out yet.
next i will put what edjenuity would like you to have in your answer,
The partial sum that models the situation is Sn=a1(1 – rn)/(1 – r). n = number of years Mia works this job an = Mia’s salary during her nth year Sn = total amount Mia earns after n years r = percent increase, represented as a decimal, plus 1, because the total salary is needed and not just the amount of each increase
The equation of any straight line, called a linear equation, can be written as: y = mx + b, where m is the slope of the line and b is the y-intercept. The y-intercept of this line is the value of y at the point where the line crosses the y