Find an Equation in Slope-Intercept Form (Where Possible) for the Line

question 131

Multiple Choice

Find an equation in slope-intercept form (where possible) for the line.
-After two years on the job, an engineer's salary was $50,000. After seven years on the job, her salary was $66,000. Let y represent her salary after x years on the job. Assuming that the change in her Salary over time can be approximated by a straight line, give an equation for this line in the form y = mx + b.

• A)y = 3200x + 43,600
• B)y = 16,000x + 18,000
• C)y = 3200x + 50,000
• D)y = 16,000x + 50,000

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