Question

Marcy jarred 22.5 liters of jam after 5 days. How many days does Marcy need to spend making jam if she wants to jar 31.5 liters of jam in all? Assume the relationship is directly proportional.

(proportion)

Answer 1

7 days

Explanation:

So you do 22.5 divided by 5 which gives you 4.5.

Then you divide 31.5 by 4.5 which should give you your answer of 7 days or 1 week.