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

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y=125,000×7
y equals 125,000 times 7

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

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

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

Answer 1

To find out how much Jamal will earn over 7 years if he continues to earn $125,000 a year, the correct equation is:

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

Thus, you would use the equation:

y = 125,000 × 7

This equation represents total earnings over 7 years based on his annual salary.