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 8487 total votes, how many yes votes were there?

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Answer 1

Y/8487 = 4/(4+5) = 4/9 ratio of Yes votes to total is a constant ratio

Y/943 = 4

Y = 4(943) = 3772 Yes Votes

N/8487 = 5/9

N/943 = 5

N = 5(943) = 4715 No Votes

Y+N=Total

3772+4715 = 8487 Total Votes