Maria begins a new role with a salary of £42000 in 2015. She is promised a 2.5% increase in her salary each year, with the first increase occurring in 2016.
Calculate, to the nearest £100, Maria's salary in 2017.
Calculate, to the nearest £100, the total earnings Maria will receive from the start of 2015 to the end of 2034.
Practise Edexcel A Level Maths Sequences and Series with exam-style questions for A Level Maths. 100 questions covering 3.1 Arithmetic Sequences, 3.2 Arithmetic Series, 3.3 Geometric Sequences, 3.4 Geometric Series, 3.5 Sum to Infinity, 3.6 Sigma Notation, 3.7 Recurrence Relations, and 3.8 Modelling with Series, matched to the Edexcel A Level Maths (9MA0) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.