Question

Oliver makes blueberry jam every year the number of pints of jam he makes this 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 dose he make this year

Answer 1

Answer: He makes 23 pints this year .

Explanation:

Given : Oliver makes blueberry jam every year the number of pints of jam he makes this can be represented by the expression

`4p - 9` , where p = the number of pints of jam he made last year.

if Oliver made 8 pints of jam last year , then p = 8

Substitute value p= 8 in the given expression , we get

Then, the number of pints he make this year =
`4(8)-9 = 32-9=23`

Hence, the number of pints Oliver make this year = 23