Question

40 members of parents organization are making candles to raise money. 1 member drops out and the rest make 3 more candlees each to make up. Each member makes the same number of candles. How many candles do they make altogether?

Answer 1

4680 candles.

Explanation:

Let the number that each of the 40 were to make be x candles. Then:

40x = 39(x + 3)

40x - 39x = 3*39

x = 39 *3 = 117.

So the total number of candles made = 40 * 117 = 4680 candles.