1. George works for a tech company. He has worked there for 5 years. He makes $81,536 a year. He started with 8 days of paid vacation time. For each year he works at
the company he gains another three days of paid vacation to a max of 30 days.
a. How many paid vacation days does he now have?

George now has 20 paid vacation days

Step-by-step explanation:

The given parameters are;

The number of years George has worked for the tech company = 5 years

The amount George makes annually while working for the company = $81,536

The starting amount of paid vacation time George has each year = 8 days

The annual increase in the amount of paid vacation time George has each year = 3 days

The maximum number of days of paid vacation allowable = 30 days

a. The number of paid vacation days George now has is given as follows;

The first year George had 8 days paid vacation

The next year George had 8 + 3 = 11 days paid vacation

The third year George had 11 + 3 = 14 days paid vacation

The fourth year George had 14 + 3 = 17 days paid vacation

The fifth year George had 17 + 3 = 20 days paid vacation

Therefore, George now has 20 paid vacation days.