196k views
0 votes
Juan ate 1/3 of the jelly beans in a bag. maria ate 3/4 of the remaining jelly beans in the bag, after which there were 10 remaining

1 Answer

5 votes
Juan ate 1/3

Jelly beans remaining = 1 - 1/3 = 2/3

Maria ate 3/4 of the remaining = 3/4 x 2/3 = 1/2

Jelly beans remaining = 2/3 - 1/2 = 1/6

1/6 of the jelly beans = 10

Total number of jelly beans = 10 x 6 = 60

Answer : There are 60 jelly beans in the bag at first.
User Beikeni
by
7.1k points
Welcome to QAmmunity.org, where you can ask questions and receive answers from other members of our community.