Question

Lexi has already jarred 19 liters of jam and will jar an additional 9 liters of jam every day. How many days does lexi need to spend making jam if she wants to jar 73 liters of jam in all?

Answer 1

Answer:

Lexi need to spend 6 days to fill the jar with 73 liters of jam.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

amount of jam already had in jar =19 liters

amount of jam added each day in jar = 9 liters.

Total number of jam to be needed in jar = 73 liters.

We need to find the number of days required to jar 73 liters.

Solution:

To find the number of days required to jar 73 liters will be equal to amount of jam already had in jar plus amount of jam added each day in jar multiplied by number of days.

framing in equation form we get;

$19+9x= 73$

Subtracting both side by 19 we get;

$19+9x-19=73-19\\\\9x = 54$

Dividing both side by 9 we get;

$\frac{9x}{9}=\frac{54}{9}\\\\x=6\ days$

Hence Lexi need to spend 6 days to fill the jar with 73 liters of jam.