Question

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?

Answer 1

x represents his hourly rate

Answer 2

x represents the working hours of Jeremiah in a week.

Explanation:

At his new job Jeremiah has two options of the earnings.

First one is hourly rate of $9 plus a $50 weekly bonus and the second one is $10 per hour with no opening bonus.

Let he works x hours in a week then his earnings from both the salary options will be y = 9x + 50 and y = 10x

Therefore, x represents the working hours of Jeremiah in a week.