Question

"he residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 4 to 5. If there were 3190 no votes, what was the total number of votes

Answer 1

Answer: 5742

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Work Shown:

x = number of yes votes

(number who said yes)/(number who said no) = 4/5

x/3190 = 4/5

5x = 3190*4 .... cross multiply

5x = 12760

x = 12760/5 ... divide both sides by 5

x = 2552

There were 2552 people who voted yes

The total number of votes is 2552+3190 = 5742