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The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 5 to 8. If there were 4795 yes votes, what was the total number of votes?

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Answer:

7672 votes

Explanation:

Let's call the total number of votes "x".

We know that the ratio of yes votes to no votes was 5 to 8, which means that for every 5 yes votes, there were 8 no votes.

If we set up a proportion, we can solve for x:

5/8 = 4795/x

To solve for x, we can cross-multiply:

5x = 8 * 4795

5x = 38360

x = 7672

So the total number of votes was 7672.

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