Your county proposes a new bill to help provide funds for dog walkers at the local animal shelter. Over a two-day voting period, the county finds 3/8 of the voters are in favor of the bill and the next day 1/4 are in favor. How many total voters are in favor of the bill?
To find the total number of voters in favor of the bill, we need to find a common denominator and add the fractions. The common denominator of 8 and 4 is 8.
3/8 + (1/4) = (3 * 1 + 1 * 2) / 8 = 5/8
So, a total of 5/8 of the voters are in favor of the bill.
To find the total number of voters in favor, we need to know how many voters there are in total. This information is not given in the question.
To solve this problem, we first need to find the total number of voters in favor of the bill over the two-day voting period.
On the first day, 3/8 of the voters are in favor of the bill.
On the second day, 1/4 of the voters are in favor of the bill.
To find the total number of voters in favor, we need to find the sum of these two fractions. However, to add these fractions, we need a common denominator.
The least common multiple (LCM) of 8 and 4 is 8, so we can convert the fractions to have the same denominator:
(3/8) * 2/2 = 6/16,
(1/4) * 4/4 = 4/16.
Now we can add the two fractions:
6/16 + 4/16 = 10/16.
Therefore, a total of 10/16 of the voters are in favor of the bill over the two-day voting period.
To simplify this fraction, we can divide the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which in this case is 2:
10/16 ÷ 2/2 = 5/8.
Therefore, a total of 5/8 of the voters are in favor of the bill over the two-day voting period.
So, if we know the total number of voters, we can find the number of voters in favor by multiplying the total by the fraction:
Number of voters in favor = Total number of voters * Fraction in favor
= Total number of voters * 5/8.
Since the total number of voters is not provided in the question, we cannot determine the exact number of voters in favor without this information.
To find the total number of voters in favor of the bill, we need to add the number of voters in favor from the two days.
Given that 3/8 of the voters are in favor of the bill on the first day and 1/4 are in favor on the next day, we need to determine the common denominator for these fractions. The least common denominator for 8 and 4 is 8.
To make both fractions have the same denominator, we need to convert 1/4 to an equivalent fraction with the denominator of 8. To do this, multiply the numerator and denominator of 1/4 by 2:
1/4 * 2/2 = 2/8
Now we have both fractions with the same denominator:
3/8 + 2/8 = 5/8
So, a total of 5/8 of the voters are in favor of the bill over the two days.
To determine the total number of voters in favor of the bill, we need to know the total number of voters. Since the question doesn't provide this information, we cannot determine the exact number of voters in favor.