Question

One day, Amanda received 3 junk emails and every

day after that, the number increased by 5. She
deletes her junk emails every day. The limit for her
inbox is 5000 emails. How long will it take to go
over her limit?

Answer 1

1000.4 days

Explanation:

5000-3 = 4997

4997/5 = 999.4

999.4 + 1 = 1000.4 days

(can be rounded down)

Answer 2

1000 days

Explanation:

5000-3 =4997

4997÷5 = 999r2

999+1 =1000