Jamal earns $125,000 a year as a systems analyst. He wants to know how much he will earn if he continues at the same rate of pay for 7 years. Which equation will help him find this amount?(1 point)

Question

Responses

125,000=7x
125,000 equals 7 x

125,000=7/x
125,000 equals Start Fraction 7 over x End Fraction

x=125,000/7
x equals Start Fraction 125,000 over 7 End Fraction

y=125,000×7

Answer 1

To find out how much Jamal will earn if he continues at the same rate of pay for 7 years, you would use the equation:

\[ y = 125,000 \times 7 \]

This equation represents the total earnings after 7 years at an annual salary of $125,000.

So the correct response is:

y = 125,000 × 7