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\n" ); document.write( "In a city, the owner of a house valued at 470 thousand dollars needs to pay $1,287.80 in property tax.
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document.write( "Since the tax rate is the same, you can write and use this propotion\r\n" );
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document.write( "which exactly express that the rate is the same.\r\n" );
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document.write( "From the proportion,    x =  = 2137.20  dollars.   ANSWER\r\n" );
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "On proportions, see the lessons\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Proportions\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Using proportions to solve word problems \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "    - Using proportions to estimate the number of fish in a lake\r
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