Students in a classroom have eaten 60% of jellybeans from a jar. There are now only 100 jellybeans left. How many jellybeans were in the jar to begin with?

Answer 1

If the students have eaten 60% of the jelly beans, the 100 left make up 40% of the jellybeans.

JELLYBEANS PERCENTAGE

100 40

? 100

So to get 100% of the jellybeans, (the number in the first place), you can calculate 100 divided by 40 times 100. The answer then would be 250 Jellybeans.