The phrase "alter the total" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing changes to a sum or overall amount, often in financial or mathematical contexts.
Example: "If we add the new expenses, we will need to alter the total to reflect the updated budget."
Alternatives: "change the total" or "modify the total."
The existence of water vapour in a gas mixture reduces the partial pressures of the other component gases but does not alter the total pressure of the mixture.
S. boulardii did not quantitatively alter the total anaerobic microbiota nor the dominant bacterial groups.
These changes in the strength distributions of thermally populated excited states can alter the total weak interaction rates rather significantly.
It is found that the removal of circular patches of tensile stress does not alter the total load.
The terrestrial carbon stock is generally stable over time scales of decades and can only slowly alter the total terrestrial carbon balance through gains or losses [4].
For high burn rate propellants with significant mass fractions of ammonium perchlorate particles less than 10 μm, small changes in particle diameter can significantly alter the total oxidizer surface area resulting in propellant burning rate reductions.
This means that the data collection and processing procedures used here, which are based on the remove-and-restore LSC method, do not alter the total distribution of EGM2008 FGAs in the LMS area.
But he hasn't altered the total domination of Syria's security forces by his Alawite clan.
The Supreme Court recently said that information was material if it would have "significantly altered the total mix of information made available" to a "reasonable investor".
Without altering the total tax burden, Mr Gore thinks America should replace taxes on employment and production with taxes on pollution, particularly carbon dioxide.Third, use public money to help the poor make the transition to a low-carbon lifestyle.
The mechanism of SWCNT cap formation on Fe38 nanoparticle catalysts can be manipulated by altering the total magnetic moment.
