Question

Jian’s family sells honey from beehives. They collected 3,311 ounces of honey from the beehives this season. They will use the honey to completely fill 4-ounce jars or 6-ounce jars. Jian’s family will sell 4-ounce jars for $5 each or 6-ounce jars for $8 each. Jian says if they use only 4-ounce jars, they could make $4,140 because 3,311 / 4 =827 R3. That rounds up to 828, and 828 multiplied by $5 is $4,140. Part A-Explain the error that Jian made when finding the amount of money his family could make if they use only 4-ounce jars. Enter your explanation in the space provided. Part B- Explain how to determine the money Jian’s family could make if they use only 6-ounce jars. Include the total amount of money and the total number of 6-ounce jars in your explanation. Enter your answers and your explanation in the space provided.

Answer 1

Answer:

A.  Jian rounded the number of 4-ounce jars to 828 which is wrong. There are only 827 jars that can be completely filled.

B. Total number of 6-ounce jars = 551

Total money earned from 6-ounce jars = $4408

Step-by-step explanation:

A. Jian's family's collection = 3311 ounces

Number of 4-ounce jars = $\frac{3311}{4}$

= 827.75

Jian rounded it to 828 which is wrong. There are 827 jars that can be completely filled.

Cost per 4-ounce jar = $5.

Total cost = 827 × 5 = 4135

B. Now, number of 6-ounce jars =  $\frac{3311}{6}$

= 551.83

≅ 551 jars

Cost per 6-ounce jar = $8

Total cost = 551 × 8 = 4408