Yes it is not because 40 thousand + 5 thousand = 90,000 which is close to her goal
Answer:
The values of a and be are:
a = 8
b = 1
The answer to this question would be: $1888.33/semi-month
To answer this question you need to convert the annual into semi-monthly. Annual mean every 1 year or every 12 months. Semi-monthly mean two times a month. Then the equation would be: $45,320 / year x (1 year/12month) x (1 month/2 semi-month) = $1888.33/semi-month