Question

The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes to no votes was 7 to 5. If there were 4115 no votes, what was the total number of votes?

Answer 1

9876

Explanation:

7:5

x:4115

To find x mulitply 7 by 823 (because this is what we multiplied 5 by in order to get 4115)

7*823= 5761

Take the sum to find the total number of votes

4115+5761= 9876