Maya was offered a job after college earning a salary of $50,000. She will get a raise of $4,000 after each year working for the company. Answer the questions below regarding the relationship between salary and the number of years working at the company.
Answer
Attempt 1 out of 2
The independent variable, x, represents the
, and the dependent variable is the
, because the
depends on the
.
A function relating these variables is H, of, x, equalsH(x)=
.
So H, of, 5, equalsH(5)=
, meaning 55
The independent variable, x, represents the number of years working at the company, and the dependent variable is the salary, because the salary depends on the number of years working at the company.
A function relating these variables is H(x) = 50000 + 4000x.
So H(5) = 50000 + 4000(5) = 50000 + 20000 = 70000, meaning Maya's salary after 5 years of working at the company would be $70,000.