Question

There were some jelly beans in a jar putri ate 1 4 of the jelly beans emma ate 4 9 of the remaining jelly beans there were 35 jelly beans left in the jar how many jelly beans did putri eat?

Answer 1

Let's break down the problem step by step.

Putri ate 1/4 of the jelly beans.
This means there were 3/4 of the jelly beans left in the jar.
Emma then ate 4/9 of the remaining jelly beans.
This means there were (1 - 4/9) = 5/9 of the original jelly beans left in the jar.
We know that 5/9 of the original jelly beans is equal to 35 jelly beans.
So, 1/9 of the original jelly beans is equal to 35/5 = 7 jelly beans.
Therefore, Putri ate 1/4 x 7 = 7/4 = <<1/4*7=1.75>>1.75 jelly beans. Answer: \boxed{1.75}.