Question

The residents of city voted.

on whether to raise property
taxes. The ratio of yes votes
to no votes was 5 to 4. If
there were 6741 total votes,
how many no
votes were there?

Answer 1

2996

Explanation:

Answer 2

2996

Explanation:

5x + 4x = 6741

9x = 6741

x = 6741/9

x = 749

to get the no votes,

4x i.e 4*749

=> 4*749 = 2996

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