Problem
(B) 8 (D) 48 4. There are 9.5 ounces of juice in a container. An additional 1.75 ounces of juice are poured into the container each second. How many ounces of juice are in the container after 6 seconds? (A) 11.25 ounces (B) 17.25 ounces (C) 20 ounces (D) 57 ounces Topics 1-8 Cumulative/Benchmark Assessment 1 of 6
Solution
Step 1 ：\( \text{Initial juice} = 9.5 ~\text{ounces}. \)
Step 2 ：\( \text{Juice added per second} = 1.75 ~\text{ounces}. \)
Step 3 ：\( \text{Total juice after} ~6~ \text{seconds} = 9.5 + 6 \times 1.75 = 9.5 + 10.5 = 20 ~\text{ounces}. \)
