Young M.

asked • 01/07/17

what was the total number of votes?

The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 3 to 2. If there were
1062 no votes, 

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Yes votes         3          x
------------  =  ---  =  ------
No votes          2       1062

Label the top and bottom, and then solve for x (the number of Yes votes, given 1062 no votes) by cross multiplying (3 times 1062) and dividing the result by the remaining number, 2.

So, (3 x 1062) / 2 = 1593 yes votes
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