Question

After eating 25% of the jelly beans, brett had 72 left. how many jelly beans did brett have originally?

Answer 1

Let Brett have x total of jelly beans.

So,

x - (25% of x) = 72

$x - \frac{25}{100}*x = 72$

$x - \frac{x}{4} = 72$

$\frac{3x}{4} = 72$

$x = 72 * \frac{4}{3}$

x = 96.

Thus, Brett had 96 jelly beans originally.

Answer 2

Bret's jelly is an illustration of proportions, and the original amount of jelly bean is 96

How to determine the number of jelly beans?

From the question, we have:

• Proportion eaten = 25%
• Amount left = 72

If Brett eats 25%, then it means that Brett has 75% left.

Let the original amount of jelly bean be x.

So, we have:

75% * x = 72

Rewrite as:

0.75 * x = 72

Divide both sides by 0.75

x = 96

Hence, the original amount of jelly bean is 96

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