A town's total allowance for firefighter's wages and benefits in a new budget is $600,000. If wages are calculated at $40,000 per firefighter and benefits at $20,000 per firefighter, write an equation whose solution is the number of firefighters the town can employ if they spend their whole budget. Let x represent the number of fire fighters they higher.

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20,000x+40,000=600,000

40,000x-20,000=600,000

40,000x +20,000 = 600,000

60,000x = 600,000

Answer 1

To find the total expenditure for firefighters based on the number of firefighters \( x \), you can calculate the total wages and total benefits:

1. Wages per firefighter = $40,000
2. Benefits per firefighter = $20,000
3. Total cost per firefighter = Wages + Benefits = \( 40,000 + 20,000 = 60,000 \)

The equation indicating the total cost for \( x \) firefighters would be:

\[ 60,000x = 600,000 \]

Thus, the correct answer is:

60,000x = 600,000