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In a jar of 250 jelly beans, a random sample of 25 is pulled. In the random sample, 15 of the jelly beans are red. How many jelly beans are likely to be red in the entire jar?

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150 red jellybeans
15/25=x/250
25x10=250
15x10=150
User Justiceorjustus
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150 jelly beans are most likely to be red
You can multiply both numbers by ten
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