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 Start Fraction 7 over x End Fraction

y=125,000×7
y equals 125,000 times 7

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

x=125,0007

1 answer

The equation that will help Jamal find out how much he will earn in 7 years at his current rate of pay is:

y = 125,000 × 7

This equation correctly represents the total earnings over 7 years, where \( y \) is the total amount earned.