Question

Lily has already jarred 1 liter of jam and will jar an additional 4 liters of jam every day. Write

an equation that shows the relationship between the days d and the jam made j.
Write your answer as an equation with j first, followed by an equals sign.

Answer 1

j = 4d + 1

Explanation:

j is total jam that is jarred

4d is 4 times however many days

+ 1 is the one jar she already jarred from the beginning