Answer:
total number of votes was 8265.
Step-by-step explanation:
Ratio of yes to no votes = 5:6
we know by rule of indices that
a/b = a*x/b*x
let the no. of people who voted yes be 5x
the no. of people who voted no be 6x
Thus, total no of votes = 5x+6x= 11x
given that
If there were 4508 no votes
thus,
6x = 4508
x = 4508/6 = 751 1/3 = 751.33
Thus, total no. of votes = 11 x = 11* 751.33 = 8264.63
rounding it to next integral no. as no. of votes cannot be fraction or decimal
the total number of votes was 8265.
