Vincent jarred 14 liters of jam after 2 days. How much jam did Vincent jar if he spent 4 days making jam? Solve using unit rates.

Question

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Answer 1

To find out how much jam Vincent jarred in 4 days using unit rates, we first determine the unit rate of jam produced per day.

Vincent jarred 14 liters in 2 days, so we can find the rate by dividing the total liters by the total number of days:

$$\text{Unit Rate}=\frac{14\text{ liters}}{2\text{ days}}=7\text{ liters per day}$$

Now that we have the rate, we can calculate how much jam he would jar in 4 days.

$$\text{Jam in 4 days}=7\text{ liters/day}\times 4\text{ days}=28\text{ liters}$$

Therefore, Vincent jarred 28 liters of jam in 4 days.