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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deoxna · Answer

Make two equations where the total money payed is y and x is the number of games played.
y=700000+1800x
y=600000+5000x

Plot both lines in a calculator and eventually the second one will move over the first, The x value of the intersection point is your answer.

anonymous · Answer

Or both equations equal to each other and solve for x.