Answer:
<u>The total number of fliers the volunteers gave out is 1,368: 756 in the first neighborhood and 612 in the second.</u>
Step-by-step explanation:
1. Let's review the information provided to us to answer the question correctly:
Amount of fliers the volunteers gave for a political campaign = 21/38
Remaining 612 were given out in another neighborhood
2. What is the total number of fliers they gave out?
x = Total of fliers
21x/38 = Fliers given out in the first neighborhood
612 = Fliers given out in the second neighborhood
Let's solve for x, this way:
x - 21x/38 = 612
38x - 21x = 612 * 38 (38 is the Lowest Common Denominator)
17x = 23,256
x = 23,256/17
x = 1,368
<u>The total number of fliers the volunteers gave out is 1,368: 756 in the first neighborhood and 612 in the second.</u>
