Meldrick had some jellybeans. He used 185 g of them to decorate a cake. He packed the remaining jellybeans equally into 9 identical boxes.

Meldrick had some jellybeans. He used 185 g of them to decorate a cake. He packed the remaining jellybeans equally into 9 identical boxes. Each box of jellybeans weighed 35 g. What was the mass of jellybeans Meldrick had at first?

9 x 35 + 185
= 315 + 185 g
= 500 g or 1/2 Kg.

Thus, 500g was the mass of jellybeans Meldrick had at first.