Question

Elizabeth is selling jam at a farmers market, and she earns $5.00 for each jar of jam that she sells. Her goal for the weekend is to earn at least $450.00, and she has already made $95.00 from jam sales as well as $24.00 from leading a demonstration. What is the minimum number of jars Elizabeth must sell at this point to reach her goal?

Answer 1

66 jars of jam

Explanation:

Elizabeth is selling jam at a farmers market.

She earns $5 for each jar of Jan that she sells

Her goal is to earn $450 during the weekend.

Elizabeth has already made $95 from the sale of her jams and $24 from leading a demonstration

Therefore the total amount that has been made is

= $95 + $24

= $119

Since her target is $450 and she has already made $119 then the amount remaining to complete the target can be calculated as follows

= $450 - $119

= $331

The minimum number of jars that Elizabeth must sell to realize her goal can be calculated as follows

= 331/5

= 66

Hence Elizabeth must sell 66 jars of jam to reach her goal.