Rob was negotiating a new contract with is team. He wanted $700,000 for the year and an additional $1800 for each game. His team was offering him $600,000 for the year, and 5000 for every game started. How many starts would he need to make in order to earn more with the teams offer? PLEASE HELP ME!

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anonymous · Answer

Let x = # of games

1st contract: 700000 + 1800x
2nd contract: 600000 + 5000x

Set the two equal to each other to find out the number of games where the contracts are equal.

700000 + 1800x = 600000 + 5000x
100000 = 3200x
x = 31.25 games

The answer needs to be rounded up in a whole number of games, so 32.