document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1077115>Question 1077115</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was <BR>\n" );
document.write( "7<BR>\n" );
document.write( " to <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4<BR>\n" );
document.write( ". If there were <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4991<BR>\n" );
document.write( " yes votes, what was the total number of votes?  </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( ". If there were 4991 yes votes, what was the total number of votes? <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "yes votes = 7x = 4991<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 713<BR>\n" );
document.write( "no votes = 4x = 4*713 = 2852<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans: Total votes = 11x = 11*713 = 7843<BR>\n" );
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