Answer:
24 purple jelly beans
Step-by-step explanation:
We are told in the question that;
Lucas had a mix of red and purple jelly beans. There were 2 red jelly beans for every 3 purple jelly beans.
The results in a ratio
2:3
Where 2 represented red jelly beans
3 represented purple jelly beans
Total number of jelly beans = 40 jelly beans.
The number of purple jelly beans that we have =
3/( 2 + 3) × 40
= 3/5 × 40
= 3 × 8
= 24.
Hence, there are 24 purple jelly beans in the bag.
