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?(1 point)

Answer 1

To find the total number of voters in favor of the bill, we need to calculate the sum of the number of voters in favor on each day.

On the first day, 3/8 of the voters are in favor of the bill. Let's assume the total number of voters on the first day is x. So, the number of voters in favor on the first day is (3/8)x.

On the second day, 1/4 of the voters are in favor of the bill. Let's assume the total number of voters on the second day is y. So, the number of voters in favor on the second day is (1/4)y.

Adding these two quantities together, we have (3/8)x + (1/4)y.

Since the two-day voting period is continuous (i.e., there is no information about voters who changed their opinions or new voters), we can assume that the total number of voters is the same for both days. So, we can substitute y with x in the expression above:

(3/8)x + (1/4)(x) = (3/8 + 1/4)x = (6/24 + 6/24)x = (12/24)x = (1/2)x

Therefore, the total number of voters in favor of the bill is (1/2)x.