Problema Solution
The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was
6
to
5
. If there were
10,868
total votes, how many no votes were there?
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let
x = the number of yes votes
y = the number of no votes
The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 6 to 5:
x : y = 6 : 5 cross-multiply
5x = 6y
there were 10,868 total votes:
x + y = 10868
by solving the system of equations:
5x = 6y
x + y = 10868
we find:
x = 5,928 "yes" votes
y = 4,940 "no" votes
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