Question

The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes 5 to 8 no votes was

to
. If there were 7761
total votes, how many yes votes were there?

Answer 1

2985 yes votes.

Step-by-step explanation:

Yes : No

5x : 8x

Total Ratio: 5x + 8x = 13x

Solve for x

13(x) = 7761

divide both sides by 13

x = 597

Yes-Votes: 5(x) = 5(597) = 2985

No-Votes: 8(x) = 8(597) = 4776