Question

company A offers a starting salary of 28,000 with a raise of 3,000 each year.company B offers a starting salary of 36,000 with a raise of 2,000 per year.write an equation to determine after how many years the salaries for company A and B would be the same.

Answer 1

After 8 years

The salary difference is $36000- $28000= $8000

The raise difference is $3000- $2000= $1000

$8000/ $1000= 8