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

1 answer

The correct equation that will help Jamal find out how much he will earn in 7 years is:

y = 125,000 × 7

This equation represents his annual salary multiplied by the number of years he plans to work, which will give him the total amount he will earn over those 7 years.