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A town with a population of 27,530 has voted to allot 37.5% of the entire budget to education. If the education budget is $285,000, what is the total budget?

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Answer:

the total budget is $760,000

Explanation:

The computation of the total budget is shown below:

Given that

Population = 27,530

37.5% of the entire budget to education

Education budget be $285,000

So, the total budget is

= $285,000 × 100 ÷ 37.50

= $760,000

Hence, the total budget is $760,000

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