Q:

The property taxes in a town decrease as the distance from the local elementary school increases. The greatest property taxes are 4 . 5 % 4.5%4, point, 5, percent, and for every 1 0 1010 miles from the school, property taxes decrease by 0 . 5 0.50, point, 5 percentage points. If a house's property taxes are 3 % 3%3, percent, what is the distance of that house from the school?

Accepted Solution

A:
The house is 30 miles from the school.

4.5 - 3 = 1.5% less property taxes.

1.5/0.5 = 3 10-mile increments = 3*10 = 30 miles.