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The residents of the city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 8 to 5. If there was 11,648 total votes, how many yes votes were there?

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7168 yes votes

11,648/13=896
8(896)=7168 yes
5(896)=4480 no
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