Mr. Claw received a job with an annual salary of $51,000. He will receive a 1.5% increase every year. How much will Mr. Claw's salary be in 3 years?

$53,330

Step-by-step explanation:

This is an exponential function so to find the salary in 3 years, you need to use a future value formula such as :

= Amount * ( 1 + rate) ^ number of years

Amount = $51,000

Rate = 1.5%

Number of years = 3 years

Salary = 51,000 * ( 1 + 1.5%)³

= 53,329.59

= $53,330

one way is to plot 2 points and connect them which is what the answer choices seem to be doing

it seems to be using the y intercept and the slope

y=mx+b, m=slope, b=y-intercept (where the line hits the y axis)

slope=rise/run

y-intercept is where the line croses the y axis which is the y value where x=0

you seem to have given the wrong slope (you didn't put a number in front of te x, it should be 2/3 or 3/2 looking at the answer options)

y=? x-1

m=? because of your fault

b=-1

so it has a slope of ? and y intercept of -1, meaning it pases through (0,-1)

so draw point (0,-1) (so answer is one of the first 2 option)

if slope is 2/3, then go up 2 and right 3 then draw line through those 2 points

if slope is 3/2, then go up 3 and right 2 then draw line through those 2 points

2.14x - 12.18 = -5.76

add 12.18 to each side

2.14x -12.18 +12.18 = -5.76 +12.18

2.14 x =6.42

divide by 2.14

2.14x/2.14 = 6.42/2.14

x=3