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)

Responses

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

y=125,000×7
y equals 125,000 times 7

x=125,0007
x equals Start Fraction 125,000 over 7 End Fraction

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

1 answer

To find out how much Jamal will earn over 7 years at the same rate of pay, the correct equation to use is:

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

This indicates that his total earnings (y) over 7 years would be his annual salary multiplied by 7.