How many candies filled the jar?

Good afternoon jellybeans!

And now, the number you have all been waiting for... [drumroll please]...

x(7x^3+3x^2+5) where x=3

...so close to the truth! Who will accept this challenge? :0)

I learned a lot from teaching both classes on Friday especially that the last period on a Friday afternoon is one of the most difficult to manage because students seem to be high energy, excited about the weekend, and teachers seem to be low energy after a long week of hard work. I'm open to some suggestions as to how to make next Friday work.

Hope you all had a great weekend, and I look forward to exploring "statistics" with you more over the next four weeks.