The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 2 to 3 . If there were 1378 yes votes, what was the total number of votes?

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The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was

2
to
3
. If there were
1378
yes votes, what was the total number of votes?

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Answer: 2067

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Betamax answered Mar 8, 2018

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You must cross multiply:

2 3

1378 ?

2x = 1378(3)

2x = 4134

x = 2067

The total would be 2067

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Prudence answered Mar 10, 2018

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