Answer:
The total number of votes cast in the election was 11,141.
Step-by-step explanation:
To determine the number of negative votes in the voting, taking into account that the ratio of votes between positive and negative is 8 to 5 and that there were 6,856 positive votes, it is necessary to perform the following calculation:
6.856 / 8 x 5 = X
857 x 5 = X
4.285 = X
Therefore, there were 4,285 negative votes in the election. So, since 4,285 + 6,856 equals 11,141, the total number of votes cast in the election was 11,141.
