You have a jar of jelly beans. If you eat 1/3 of them today and then 1/4 of what's left tomorrow, how many jelly beans will you have left if you started with 60?
Category: Math · Difficulty: medium
Hint: Calculate each portion you eat step by step.
Answer
40
Explanation
Eating 1/3 of 60 leaves 40. Eating 1/4 of 40 leaves 10. Therefore, 40 - 10 = 30 jelly beans left.
This is a medium math riddle — a moderate challenge for most people. The answer is 40.
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