Question 2 (Lesson 4 and 5)
Willow is in her fourth year working for the same company. Her starting salary was $48,000. The
next year, her salary was $50,400. The following year, her salary was $52,920. This year, her
salary is $55,566. Willow's boss says her salary will continue to increase by the same
percentage each year.
A. Write the values given in the scenario as a sequence
B. Is this an example of an arithmetic sequence, a geometric sequence, or another type of
sequence? Explain
C. Create a function that models this sequence/scenario.
D. By what percentage is Willow's salary increasing each year? Show your work.
E. Willow wants to use your function to predict her salary in the future. She wants to make sure
her predictions
are made to a reasonable level of accuracy. How can she do this?