Question

In Seattle, the tax on a property assessed at $550,000 is $8,250. If tax rates are proportional in this city, how much would the tax be on a property assessed at $580,000?

Answer 1

In Seattle, the tax on a property assessed at $550,000 is $8,250.

If tax rates are proportional in this city, how much would the tax be on a property assessed at $580,000?

Let x be the tax on a property assessed at $580,000.

Then we can set up the following proportion

`(x)/(\$580,000)=(\$8,250)/(\$550,000)`

Let us solve the equation for x.

`\begin{gathered} (x)/(\$580,000)=(\$8,250)/(\$550,000) \\ x=\$580,000\cdot(\$8,250)/(\$550,000) \\ x=\$8,700 \end{gathered}`

There would be an $8,700 tax be on a property assessed at $580,000.