Question

The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 3 to 2. If there were 1582 no votes, what was the total number of votes?

Answer 1

Answer:

The total number of votes was 3955.

Step-by-step explanation:

This question can be solved using a rule of three.

The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 3 to 2.

This means that for each 3+2 = 5 votes, 3 were yes and 2 were no.

If there were 1582 no votes

1582 no votes - 2

x votes - 5

$2x = 5*1582$

$x = \frac{5*1582}{2}$

$x = 3955$

The total number of votes was 3955.