Harmony earns a \$42{,}000$42,000dollar sign, 42, comma, 000 salary in the first year of her career. Each year, she gets a 4\%4%
4, percent raise.
Which expression gives the total amount Harmony has earned in her first nnn years of her career?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A)
A
42{,}000\left(\dfrac{1-0.04^n}{0.96}\right)42,000(
0.96
1−0.04
n
)42, comma, 000, left parenthesis, start fraction, 1, minus, 0, point, 04, start superscript, n, end superscript, divided by, 0, point, 96, end fraction, right parenthesis
(Choice B)
B
42{,}000\left(\dfrac{1-1.04^n}{-0.04}\right)42,000(
−0.04
1−1.04
n
)42, comma, 000, left parenthesis, start fraction, 1, minus, 1, point, 04, start superscript, n, end superscript, divided by, minus, 0, point, 04, end fraction, right parenthesis
(Choice C)
C
42{,}000\left(\dfrac{1-1.04^n}{0.96}\right)42,000(
0.96
1−1.04
n
)42, comma, 000, left parenthesis, start fraction, 1, minus, 1, point, 04, start superscript, n, end superscript, divided by, 0, point, 96, end fraction, right parenthesis
(Choice D)
D
42{,}000\left(\dfrac{1-0.96^n}{-0.04}\right)42,000(
−0.04
1−0.96
n
)
