Question

The Jelly Belly factory can make 1,700 jelly beans each second. How many jelly beans can the make in a 24 hour day?

Answer 1

= 146,880,000 jelly beans in 24 hours

Explanation:

If 1 hour = 3600 seconds

What about 24 hours = ?

= 24 x 3600

= 86400 seconds

If 1 second = 1700 jelly beans

What about 86400 seconds = ?

= 86400 x 1700

= 146,880,000 jelly beans in 24 hours

Answer 2

The answer is 146,880,000

Explanation:

If the factory makes 1,700 jelly beans per second, then you would find how many seconds are in a day and multiply that number by 1,700. So there are 86400 seconds in a day, so you multiply that by 1,700, which is: 146,880,000