document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=95282>Question 95282</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In a certain city, the amount of property tax paid varies directly with the assessed value of the property. If a family whose house is assessed at $60,000 pays $1,500 in property tax during a certain year, what is the assessed value of a house whose owners paid $2,125 in taxes during the same year? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #69369 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><B>checkley71(8403)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley71><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=69369\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 60,000/1,500=x/2,125 now cross multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,500x=2,125*60,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,500x=127,500,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=127,500,000/1,500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$85,000 assessed value of the property with $2,125 taxes. </SPAN>\n" );
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