Jessica had a bag of candies. she gave 1/8 of her candies to judy. then jessica gave 3/7 of the candies she had left to reggie. then she lost 75% of what she had left. after all this, jessica only had 4 candies left. how many candies did jessica have at the beginning? pls

Jessica had 32 candies at the beginning.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of candies Jessica had at the beginning be .

Candies gives to Judy = .

Now, candies left with Jessica is .

Candies given to Reggie is of .

∴ Candies with Reggie is .

Candies left with Jessica after giving to Reggie = .

Now, Jessica lost 75% of what she had left. So, 75% of .

∴ Candies lost =

Now, candies left with Jessica = .

As per question,

Candies left with Jessica at last is 4. So,

Hence, Jessica had 32 candies at the beginning.

ad = ae + ed = y + 7

similar triangles therefor

ac/ab = ad/ae

6/4 = (y + 7) / y

cross multiply

6y = 4(y + 7)

6y = 4y + 28

2y = 28

y = 14

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