SOLUTION: 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 were 3256 yes votes, what was the total number of votes?

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Question 1177162: 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 were 3256 yes votes, what was the total number of votes?
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The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 4 to 7.
y/n = 4/7
If there were 3256 yes votes, what was the total number of votes?
y =3256
n= 7*3256/4 =5698
total = 3256+5698 =8954 votes