Question

Last Monday local mail carriers delivered 1,344 pieces of mail. Of all the deliveries they made, 1 / 6 were magazines, 1 / 12 were packages, and the rest were letters. How many letters did the mail carriers deliver on Monday?

Answer 1

Answer: 1008 letters

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, last Monday, a local mail carriers delivered 1,344 pieces of mail and of all the deliveries they made, 1 / 6 were magazines, 1 / 12 were packages, and the rest were letters. The fraction of letters will be:

= 1 - (1/6 + 1/12)

= 1 - (3/12)

= 9/12 = 3/4

We will now multiply 3/4 by 1344 to get the number of letters delivered.

= 3/4 × 1344

= 1008 letters