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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 7 to 5. If there were 11,724 total votes, how many no

votes were there?

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5 votes
7+5 = 12
11724 / 12 = 977
977*5 = 4885
The answer is 4885 no votes.
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