To be eligible for retirement benefits at the Norman Corporation, the sum of an employee's age, in years, and the number of years employment must be at least 68. If x, where x <68, is a certain employee's age when hired and y is the minimum number of years of employment required for the employee to be eligible for retirement benefits, which of the following equations represents the relationship between x and y? Choose one:
A) xy=68
B) x+y=68
C) 2x+y=68
D) 2x+2y=68
E) x+2y=68
We are told that when a certain employee was hired he was x years old and that the he needed minimum y years to be eligible for benefits.   Now,after y years of employment, when the employee will be be eligible for benefits, the employee will be x+y years old and will have y years of employment, thus{age after y years}+{employment years}=(x+y)+y=x+2y=68.   Answer: x+2y=68
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To be eligible for retirement benefits at the Norman Corporation, the sum of an employee's age, in years, and the number of years employment must be at least 68. If x, where x <68, is a certain employee's age when hired and y is the minimum number of years of employment required for the employee to be eligible for retirement benefits, which of the following equations represents the relationship between x and y?