In Portland, the tax on a property assessed at $320,000 is $3,840. If tax rates are proportional in this city, how much would the tax be on a property assessed at $730,000?
320,000 / 3,840 = 730,000 / x cross multiply because this is a proportion (320,000)(x) = (3,840)(730,000) 320,000x = 2,803,200,000 x = 2,803,200,000 / 320,000 x = 8760 <====
