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At his new job, Jeremiah can choose an hourly rate of $9 plus a $50 weekly bonus for opening the store, or an hourly rate of $10 per hour with no opening bonus. The equations model his salary options.

y = 9x + 50

y = 10x

What does x represent?

the number of times he opened the store
the number of hours worked per week
the total amount he earns each week
the amount of money earned per day

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
the number of hours worked per week

Reason: 9x and 10x represent hourly pay (rate × hours) and the +50 is a weekly opening bonus, so x must be hours worked per week (y is weekly earnings).