Question

Volunteers for a political campaign gave out 21/38 of their fliers. They gave out the remaining 612 fliers in another neighborhood. What is the total number of fliers they gave out

Answer 1

The volunteers gave 1368 fliers in total.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Fliers given by volunteers in first neighborhood = $\frac{21}{38}$

Remaining fliers = 612

Fraction of remaining fliers = $1-\frac{21}{38}=\frac{38-21}{38}$

Fraction of remaining fliers = $\frac{17}{38}$

Let,

x be the total fliers given by volunteers.

$\frac{17}{38}\ of\ x=612$

$\frac{17}{38}x=612$

Multiplying both sides by $\frac{38}{17}$

$\frac{38}{17}*\frac{17}{38}x=612*\frac{38}{17}\\\\x=\frac{23256}{17}\\\\x=1368$

The volunteers gave 1368 fliers in total.

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