on your property tax bill, you see the following table.\n| destination | share of your taxes |\n| --- |…

on your property tax bill, you see the following table.\n| destination | share of your taxes |\n| --- | --- |\n| roads | $241 |\n| schools | $896 |\n| public safety | $154 |\n| township | $177 |\nwhat percentage of your taxes went to funding public safety?\na. 10.49%\nb. 12.06%\nc. 11.72%\nd. 8.94%
Answer
Explanation:
Step1: Calculate total taxes
First, we need to find the total amount of taxes by adding up the shares for each destination. So, we add (241 + 896 + 154 + 177). Let's compute that: (241+896 = 1137), (1137 + 154 = 1291), (1291+177 = 1468). So the total taxes are ($1468).
Step2: Calculate percentage for Public Safety
To find the percentage of taxes that went to Public Safety, we use the formula (\text{Percentage}=\frac{\text{Share for Public Safety}}{\text{Total Taxes}}\times 100%). The share for Public Safety is ($154) and the total taxes are ($1468). So we calculate (\frac{154}{1468}\times 100%). Let's compute (\frac{154}{1468}\approx 0.1049), and then multiply by 100% to get approximately (10.49%).
Answer:
a. 10.49%