Jam

A jar with jam weighs 800 grams. Jam weighs three times as much as the empty glass. What is the weight of the jam that is in the glass?

Final Answer:

x =  600 g

Step-by-step explanation:

x+y= 800 x=3y  x+x/3=800  4x=2400  x=42400=600  x=600  y=x/3=600/3=200 g



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