The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 2 to 3 . If there were 1378 yes votes, what was the total number of votes?

Mathematics · Middle School · Wed Jan 13 2021

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Given :

Ratio of yes votes to no = 2 : 3

Number of yes votes = 1378

Let the common factor of ratio be x, then = 2x : 3x

So, total votes = 5x 

We have, yes votes = 2x 

1378 = 2x

x = 1378/2

x = 689

So, Total votes = 5 × 689

= 3445

 

Hence, total number of votes is 3445.