Question

Oliver makes blueberry jam every year. The number of pints of jam he makes this year can be represented by the expression 4p-9 , where p is the number of pints of jam he made last year.

Oliver made 8 pints of jam last year. How many pints does he make this year?

Answer 1

23

Explanation:

no of pints he makes this year = 4p - 9

p is the no of pints made last year,

since he made 8 pints the previous year,

p= 8, no of pints = 4p - 9

= 4(8) - 9

= 32 - 9

= 23.