document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1083889>Question 1083889</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 3 to 4. If there were <BR>\n" );
document.write( "2556 no votes, what was the total number of votes? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #697961 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=697961\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Yes to no is 3 to 4, so no votes were 4/7 of the total number of votes<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2556/4=639<BR>\n" );
document.write( "639*7=4473<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4473 total votes<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2556/4473 should be 4/7 or 0.571428.  It is. </SPAN>\n" );
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