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.
178 exam-style questions on Edexcel A Level Maths Sequences and Series, 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. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.