The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 4 to 7. If there was 10,065 total votes, how many no votes was there?

Question

The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 4 to 7. If there was 10,065 total votes, how many no votes was there?

Answer 1

yes votes = 4/(4+7) x 10065 = 4(10065/11) = 4(915)=3,660

no votes= 10065-3660=6,405

no votes = 7/11 x 10065 = 7(915)= 6,405