What does x equal cause i have no clue

Erinn wrote the equation –5x + 4y = 32 to represent her hourly wage (y) and how this wage has changed during each year that she worked at a company (x). what is the rate of change in erinn's hourly wage per year?

Last week jason walked 3 1/4 miles each day for 3 days and 4 5/8 miles each day for 4 days. about how many miles did jason walk last week?

Will mark brainliest for correct answer! i have been on this problem for an hour and can't find the answer. i'm begging here! incase you cant read the instructions in the picture because of too much or too little lighting: note: enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided. write a list of steps that are needed to find the measure of b. provide all steps as clear as possible, !