C cbaconton New member Joined Feb 12, 2007 Messages 4 Feb 12, 2007 #1 The ratio of yes to no votes in an election was 5 to 4. How many no votes were cast if 3600 people voted yes? i have worked on this question until i cant figure it out
The ratio of yes to no votes in an election was 5 to 4. How many no votes were cast if 3600 people voted yes? i have worked on this question until i cant figure it out
S soroban Elite Member Joined Jan 28, 2005 Messages 5,586 Feb 12, 2007 #2 Re: help me with my question pls. Hello, cbaconton! Do you know what a ratio is? The ratio of Yes votes to No votes in an election was 5 to 4. How many No votes were cast if 3600 people voted Yes? Click to expand... "Yes to No is 5 to 4." This means: \(\displaystyle \L\:\frac{\text{Yes}}{\text{No}}\:=\:\frac{5}{4}\) Do a little algebra: \(\displaystyle \:\text{No} \:=\:\frac{4}{5}\cdot\text{Yes}\) Since \(\displaystyle \text{Yes}\,=\,3600\), we have: \(\displaystyle \:\text{No} \:=\:\frac{4}{5}(3600)\:=\:2880\)
Re: help me with my question pls. Hello, cbaconton! Do you know what a ratio is? The ratio of Yes votes to No votes in an election was 5 to 4. How many No votes were cast if 3600 people voted Yes? Click to expand... "Yes to No is 5 to 4." This means: \(\displaystyle \L\:\frac{\text{Yes}}{\text{No}}\:=\:\frac{5}{4}\) Do a little algebra: \(\displaystyle \:\text{No} \:=\:\frac{4}{5}\cdot\text{Yes}\) Since \(\displaystyle \text{Yes}\,=\,3600\), we have: \(\displaystyle \:\text{No} \:=\:\frac{4}{5}(3600)\:=\:2880\)
