ms lee class had to guess how many jelly beans were in a jar. The clues were that exactly half were red ,and that exactly one third were blue.Based on the information provided ,which of the following is not a reasonable no.of jelly beans that can be in the jar?

a.24 b.50 c.60 d.90

explain how you found your answer.

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1/2 + 1/3 = 3/6 + 2/6 = 5/6

What about the remaining 1/6?

Ms.Lee class had to guess how many jelly beans were in a jar. The clues were that exactly half were red ,and that exactly one third were blue.Based on the information provided ,which of the following is not a reasonable number of jelly beans that can be in the jar?

a.24
b.50
c.60
d.90.

90

To find the reasonable number of jelly beans in the jar, we can start by considering the given clues.

It is stated that exactly half (50%) of the jelly beans in the jar are red. Therefore, if there are a total of 'x' jelly beans in the jar, then the number of red jelly beans would be x/2.

It is also mentioned that exactly one third (33.33%) of the jelly beans in the jar are blue. Applying the same logic, the number of blue jelly beans would be x/3.

Since it is not mentioned that any other colors of jelly beans are in the jar, the remaining jelly beans would be a different color, namely, not red or blue. Therefore, the number of jelly beans that are neither red nor blue would be (100% - 50% - 33.33%) = 16.67%.

Now we can analyze the answer choices:

a. 24 jelly beans: If there were 24 jelly beans in the jar, half of them would be 12 and one third would be 8, leaving 4 jelly beans (16.67%) unaccounted for. Therefore, this is a reasonable answer.

b. 50 jelly beans: If there were 50 jelly beans in the jar, half of them would be 25 and one third would be approximately 16.67, leaving approximately 8.33 jelly beans unaccounted for. Therefore, this is a reasonable answer.

c. 60 jelly beans: If there were 60 jelly beans in the jar, half of them would be 30 and one third would be approximately 20, leaving approximately 10 jelly beans unaccounted for. Therefore, this is a reasonable answer.

d. 90 jelly beans: If there were 90 jelly beans, half of them would be 45 and one third would be approximately 30, leaving approximately 15 jelly beans unaccounted for. Therefore, this is a reasonable answer.

Based on the analysis, we can see that all the answer choices are reasonable, which means that none of them is NOT a reasonable number of jelly beans that can be in the jar. Therefore, there is no correct answer, and none of the options (a, b, c, or d) is the correct choice.