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The residents of a city voted on whether to raise property taxes. The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 7 to 5. If there were 8244 total votes, how many no votes were there?

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Answer:

there were 3435 no voters

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Step-by-step explanation:

Answer:

There are 3435 no votes.

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula would be set up as ratios (or fractions). The ratio is 7:5, which in total is 12. There were 5 no answers out of 12, so the fraction = 5/12.

The second fraction has a total of 8244, however you do not know the amount of no votes, so the variable placeholder will be called "x".

The final formula would be:

 5/12 = x/8244

 You do cross multiplication and you get:

12x = 41220. You divide both sides, and you get x = 3435