Question

The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 4 to 5 . If there were 2970 no votes, what was the total number of votes?

Answer 1

Answer: 5346

Explanation:

Let x = Total votes.

Given : The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 4 to 5 i.e. The number of no votes =
`(5)/(5+4)* x=\frac59x`

Number of no votes = 2970

`\Rightarrow\ \frac59x= 2970\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=\frac95*2970\\\\\Rightarrow\ x=5346`

Hence, total votes = 5346