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In Dallas, the tax on a property assessed at $960,000 is $19,200. If tax rates are proportional in this city, how much would the tax be on a property assessed at $630,000?Choose the proportion that could be used to solve this problem.

In Dallas, the tax on a property assessed at $960,000 is $19,200. If tax rates are-example-1
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According to the question, we can establish the following relations


\begin{gathered} 960000\to19200 \\ 630000\to x \end{gathered}

This is equivalent to


(19200)/(960000)=(x)/(630000)

The answer is the third option (top to bottom).

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