1) Gathering the data
The ratio of yes votes to no votes was 8 to 5.
8/5
8463 votes
2) Let's use the property of proportions, to write an expression to solve that problem:
[tex]\begin{gathered} \frac{8}{5}=\frac{8463-x}{x} \\ 8x\text{ = 5(8463-x)} \\ 8x=42315-5x \\ 13x=42315 \\ x=3255 \end{gathered}[/tex]So there were 3255 no votes.
