Jamal earns $125,000 a year 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

Question

y = $125,000 • 7
125,000 =7x
125,000 = 7/x
x = 125,000/7

Answer 1

To find out how much Jamal will earn in 7 years if he continues at the same rate of pay of $125,000 per year, the correct equation is:

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

This means that in 7 years, he will earn:

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

So, the first option is the correct equation to calculate his total earnings over 7 years.