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.