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 the sum of the two fractions representing the number of voters in favor on each day.
First, we need to find a common denominator for 3/8 and 1/4. The least common multiple of 8 and 4 is 8, so we can express both fractions with a denominator of 8.
3/8 = (3/8) * (1/1) * (2/2) = 6/16
1/4 = (1/4) * (2/2) = 2/8
Now we can add the fractions:
6/16 + 2/8 = 6/16 + 4/16 = 10/16
Therefore, a total of 10 out of 16 voters are in favor of the bill.
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The first day's fraction is 3/8, and the second day's fraction is 1/4.
To add these fractions, we need to find a common denominator, which is 8:
3/8 + 1/4 = (3/8) + (2/8) = 5/8
Therefore, a total of 5/8 of the voters are in favor of the bill.