Question

Antoni's guacamole recipe includes 2 1/2 tablespoons of lime juice, give or take 3/4 tablespoon. Write and solve an equation, using j to represent the amount of lime juice in tablespoons, to determine the minimum and maximum number of tablespoons for the recipe. Enter your answers in the boxes. Equation: Minimum: j= tablespoons of lime juice Maximum: j= tablespoons of lime juice

Answer 1

Equation: Minimum: j = 2 1/2 - 3/4 tablespoons of lime juice

Maximum: j = 2 1/2 + 3/4 tablespoons of lime juice