Question

a summer camp chef is making jelly sandwiches for campers going on a full - day hike. he opens a 17.25 - ounce jar of jelly and uses 0.5 ounces to make each sandwich. write an equation that shows how the number of ounces remaining, y, depends on the number of sandwiches the chef makes, x. y =

Explanation:

Step1: Define total initial jelly

Initial amount: $17.25$ ounces

Step2: Calculate used jelly per x sandwiches

Used amount: $0.5x$ ounces

Step3: Relate remaining to initial & used

Remaining $y =$ Initial $-$ Used

Answer:

$y = 17.25 - 0.5x$