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Tuongvan Posted 18 years ago
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for every year worked

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00Please help me understand the phrase in bold type below. I try to understand but cannot understand it.02br
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00Pensioners will receive 5 months of their annual salary for the first 20 years worked and 01b006 months for every year worked over 20 . 02b02br
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0For every year they worked beyond 20 years.02br
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0020 years = 5 months02br
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0021 years = 5 months + (1 x 6 mo) = 11 mo02br
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0022 years = 5 months + (2 x 6 mo) = 17 mo02br
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0Well, you already know the first part. Let's assume that someone works for 25 years. For years 1-20, 5 months of their annual income will be set aside for retirement for each year they work. So if they work for 20 years, they will have set aside 100 months of income--enough income to last them for 8.3 years. If they work for another five years, however, they'll be paid 6 months of their annual
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0Anon, it doesn't say 5 months for EACH of the first 20 years.0-
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0Thank you Grammar Geekand Anonymous.I understand it now05000.010id2
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