Marit and jennifer had an equal number of crackers. Each day, Marit ate 12 crackers and Jennifer ate 6 more crackers than Marit. When Jennifer had 24 crackers left, Marit had 96 crackers left. How many crackers did each of them have at first?
Marit ate 12 crackers/day.
Jennifer ate 12+6 = 18 crackers/day.
Difference = 96-24 = 72 crackers
72Crackers/6Crackers/day = 12 Days
Marit=12crackers/day * 12Days=144 Crackers.
Jennifer=18crackers/day*12days=216 crackers.
after n days:
M - 12n = 96
J - 18n = 24
Given M = J; they had same number of crackers
so M - 12n = 96
-M + 18n = -24
so 6n = 72 that is n = 12
M - 12 x 12 = 96
M = 240
J - 18 x 12 = 24
J - 216 = 24
J = 240
Answer: 240 both had 240 crackers to begin with.
so confusing
To solve this problem, we can set up a system of equations.
Let's say the number of crackers they both had at the beginning is "x".
According to the given information, Marit ate 12 crackers each day, so on any given day, Marit would have "x - 12d" crackers left after "d" days. Similarly, Jennifer would have "x + 6d" crackers left after "d" days.
From the problem, we know that when Jennifer had 24 crackers left, Marit had 96 crackers left. We can use this information to set up two equations:
x - 12d = 96 - Equation 1
x + 6d = 24 - Equation 2
To solve this system of equations, we can use substitution or elimination method. Let's solve it using the substitution method:
From Equation 2, let's express x in terms of d:
x = 24 - 6d
Now substitute this value of x in Equation 1:
24 - 6d - 12d = 96
Combining like terms:
24 - 18d = 96
Subtracting 24 from both sides:
-18d = 72
Dividing by -18:
d = -4
Since "d" represents the number of days, we cannot have a negative number of days. Therefore, this solution is not valid in this context. It means we made an error somewhere in the calculations.
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