Question

During its grand opening, the local skating rink ran a contest. They had a glass jar of

jellybeans on display and people guessed how many jellybeans it contained. Roxanne entered
the contest. When the winner was announced, Roxanne found out there were 1,160
jellybeans in the jar; her guess had been 35% less than that. How many jellybeans did
Roxanne guess were in the jar?

Answer 1

Roxanne guessed that there were 754 jellybeans in the jar.

Explanation:

To find out how many jellybeans Roxanne guessed were in the jar, you can set up an equation using the information provided. Let G represent Roxanne's guess:

G = 0.65 * 1,160

Here, Roxanne's guess is 35% less than the actual number of jellybeans, so it's 65% of 1,160 (100% - 35% = 65%).

Now, calculate Roxanne's guess:

G = 0.65 * 1,160

G = 754

Roxanne guessed that there were 754 jellybeans in the jar.

Answer 2

754 jellybeans

Explanation:

Let x be the number of jellybeans Roxanne guessed.

We know that her guess was 35% less than the actual number of jellybeans, so we can write the following equation:

x = (100% - 35%) × 1,160 jellybeans

x = 65% × 1,160 jellybeans

x = 0.65 × 1,160 jellybeans

x = 754 jellybeans

Therefore, Roxanne guessed that there were 754 jellybeans in the jar.