forty member of a parent organazation are making candles to raise money. one member drops out and the rest have to make 3 more candles each to make up. each member makes the same number of candles. how many candles do they make altogether.

351?

351 4,563?

yeah that's right 351

i think its 351

To solve this problem, we can break it down into steps:

Step 1: Find the initial number of candles made by each member.
Let's assume that each member initially made x candles.

Step 2: Calculate the total number of candles made initially.
Since there were 40 members, the total number of candles made initially would be 40x.

Step 3: Subtract the number of candles made by the member who dropped out.
After the member dropped out, there were 39 members left. Each of the remaining members had to make 3 more candles to compensate for the dropout, so they had to make x + 3 candles each.

Step 4: Calculate the total number of candles made by the remaining members.
Since there were 39 members left, the total number of candles made by the remaining members would be 39(x + 3).

Step 5: Equate the initial and final total number of candles made.
We can equate the initial and final total number of candles made and solve for x.

40x = 39(x + 3)

Step 6: Solve the equation.
Simplifying the equation:

40x = 39x + 117
40x - 39x = 117
x = 117

Step 7: Calculate the total number of candles made.
We now have the value of x, which represents the number of candles initially made by each member. To find the total number of candles made, we multiply the number of members (40) by the number of candles made by each member (x):

Total number of candles = 40 * 117 = 4680

Therefore, they made a total of 4680 candles altogether.