Question

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.

Answer 1

ANSWER

$y=3x+16$

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;

$y=3x+16$