mr. smith's tax on his house for 1965 was $283.79. if the tax rate for that year was $3.835 per $100 of assessed valuation, for what amount was mr. smith's house assessed?
A. $10.88
B. $74
C. $740
D. $1088.33
E. $7400

Question

mr. smith's tax on his house for 1965 was $283.79. if the tax rate for that year was $3.835 per $100 of assessed valuation, for what amount was mr. smith's house assessed?
A. $10.88
B. $74
C. $740
D. $1088.33
E. $7400

anonymous · Answer

Use unitary method.
tax is $3.85, for every $100 of value
for $1 tax,  value is $100/ 3.85
So for $283.79 tax the value would be $283.79* 100/3.85 = ____________Solve for the Answer

anonymous · Answer

did you understand the method?

mathstudent55 · Answer

Use a proportion.

If for $100 of value, tax is $3.835, then for x value, tax is $283.79.

In proportion "talk" this can be stated as:
$100 is to $3.835 as x is to $283.79

$ \dfrac{$100}{$3.835} = \dfrac{x}{$283.79} $

Cross multiply and solve for x.