Rosa buys a giant jar of pickles. The jar contains 124 baby gherkins . Rosa eats 5 pickles per day. Let x equal the total of number of days. Complete the equation that tells you the number of days it has been if there are 65 pickles left in the jar.

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debbieg · Answer

Well, what's an algebraic expression for the total number of pickles eaten on day x? E.g., after x days, how many pickles are gone from the jar?

anonymous · Answer

5

debbieg · Answer

No, it's 5 PER DAY. so how many are gone in x days?

anonymous · Answer

Well the equation:
$$x=(124-65)/5$$