Question

Write a proportion for the following problem. The tax on a new car costing $14,400 is $784. At the same tax rate, what is the tax on a vehicle costing $20,000? Round to the nearest dollar.
A. 784/14,400 = x/20,000
B. 784/14,400 = 20,000/x
C. 20,000/14,400=784/x

Answer 1

To do proportions, keep "things together" if they give you the tax and a price, write the ratio tax/price = (different tax)/(different price)

or you could write
price/tax = (diff price)/(diff tax)

BUT NEVER tax/price = (different price)/(different tax) <-- wrong.

Answer 2

The answer is B?

Answer 3

B 784/14,400 = 20,000/x
is 784 price or tax
is 14,400 price or tax
what is 20,000: price or tax?

Answer 4

784 is price 14,400 is tax and 20,000 is the other price

Answer 5

yes?

Answer 6

yes.

Now read this

write the ratio tax/price = (different tax)/(different price)

or you could write
price/tax = (diff price)/(diff tax)

BUT NEVER tax/price = (different price)/(different tax) <-- wrong.

Answer 7

ok so never tax before price

Answer 8

oops I lied to you. you said
784 is price 14,400 is tax and 20,000 is the other price

but the problem says
The tax on a new car costing $14,400 is $784.

which means the tax is $784 (generally tax is less than the purchase if you did not know)

Answer 9

the car costs 14,400 so that is the price

Answer 10

Can you get the answer?

Answer 11

yes

Answer 12

It is A. 784/14,400 = x/20,000