Question

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 3766 yes votes, what was the total number of votes?

Answer 1

Answer: 6456

Explanation:

Ratio of yes to no= 7:5

Number if yes= 3766

Since total number of yes is 3766. To find the total number of votes, 3766 / (7/7+5)

= 3766/ (7/12)

= 3766 × 12/7

= 45192/7

= 6456

There were 6456 total votes