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Marcus made $16 more than three times Joel's weekly salary. If x represents Joel's weekly salary, write an expression for Marcus' weekly salary.

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y=3x+16

Step-by-step explanation

Given that Joel's salary is represented by x

Let Marcus salary be represented by Y

Note that Marcus salary is 3 times Joel's salary, this means


y=3x

Also, $16 more means;


y=3x+16

Since Marcus salary is $16 more than Joel's weekly salary, the expression for Marcus weekly salary will be;


y=3x+16

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