five students make the following guesses on the number of jelly beans in a jar: 72, 78, 68, 60 and 84. the guesses were off by 14, 2, 4, 6 and 10 (not in order). how many jelly beans are in the jar?

74

how did you get 74?

You get it but adding 72,78,68,60,84 and get 362 and divide it but 5 people and you get 72 then add the reminder and that 74. Hope that help.

I think they are right

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It is 74 just like everyone says

Why do you have to add the remainder?

To find the number of jelly beans in the jar, we need to determine the average of the students' guesses and adjust it based on the differences between their guesses and the actual number of jelly beans.

1. Find the average of the students' guesses:
- Add up all the guesses: 72 + 78 + 68 + 60 + 84 = 362
- Divide by the number of guesses (which is 5): 362 / 5 = 72.4

2. Calculate the adjustments for each student's guess:
- Student 1's guess was off by 14, so subtract 14 from the average: 72.4 - 14 = 58.4
- Student 2's guess was off by 2, so add 2 to the average: 72.4 + 2 = 74.4
- Student 3's guess was off by 4, so add 4 to the average: 72.4 + 4 = 76.4
- Student 4's guess was off by 6, so add 6 to the average: 72.4 + 6 = 78.4
- Student 5's guess was off by 10, so add 10 to the average: 72.4 + 10 = 82.4

3. Take the average of the adjusted guesses:
- Add up all the adjusted guesses: 58.4 + 74.4 + 76.4 + 78.4 + 82.4 = 370
- Divide by the number of adjusted guesses (which is 5): 370 / 5 = 74

Therefore, there are approximately 74 jelly beans in the jar.