Question

The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 5 to 4 . If there were 7065 total votes, how many yes votes were there?

Answer 1

I think the answer is 5652.

Explanation:

See picture. I hope this helps. When dividing fractions it changes to multiplication.

Answer 2

Answer: 3925

Explanation:

5 + 4 = 9

7065 / 9 = 785

785 x 5 = 3925

There were 3925 total yes votes to raise property taxes.