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/N = 4/5

Y = 4N/5

Y+N = 8487

4N/5 +N = 8487

4N+5N = 5(8487)

9N = 5(8487)

N = 5(8487)/9 = 5(943) = 4715 No votes

Y = 8487-4715 = 3772 Yes votes

3772/4715 = 4/5