Question

for a scavenger hunt, jim's mom distributed a bag of 725 jelly beans evenly into 29 plastic containers and hid then around the yard. if, after the hunt, jim has total of 275 jelly beans, then how many of the plastic containers did he find?

Answer 1

11 containers

Explanation:

His mom evenly divided the jelly beans into containers. There are 725 jelly beans and 29 containers. To find how many jelly beans are in each container, divide 725 by 29.

725/29

25

There are 25 jelly beans in every container.

After the hunt, Jim had 275 jelly beans. There are 25 beans in each container. To find the number of containers, we can divide 275 by 25.

275/25

11

He found 11 containers.

Answer 2

11 bags

Explanation:

725 jelly beans evenly into 29 plastic containers:

725/29=25 jelly beans in each plastic containers

275/25=11 Jim found eleven bags