Question

after graduation, rob got job offers from two different companies. printer palace offered him $3,500 per month, plus a $7,000 signing bonus. east company paper offered him $4,500 per month, with no signing bonus. how many months would rob need to work for his total earnings to be the same at either company? months

Explanation:

Step1: Set up equations

Let $x$ be the number of months. Earnings from Printer Palace is $3500x + 7000$. Earnings from East Company Paper is $4500x$.

Step2: Set the two - equations equal

$3500x+7000 = 4500x$.

Step3: Solve for $x$

Subtract $3500x$ from both sides: $7000=4500x - 3500x$.
$7000 = 1000x$.
Divide both sides by 1000: $x=\frac{7000}{1000}=7$.

Answer:

7