How much of your property tax dollars goes to funding public schools if 65% of your property tax goes to that purpose?

• A. $3,000
• B. $2,641
• C. $4,200
• D. $1,800

Answer: (B)

To determine how much of your property tax dollars goes to funding public schools when 65% is allocated to that purpose, it's necessary to first establish the total amount of property tax you are paying. The answer labeled as $2,641 indicates that this amount reflects 65% of the total property tax.

To find out how much total property tax this is based on, you can set up the following equation:

If X is the total property tax, then 0.65X equals $2,641.

To find X, divide $2,641 by 0.65:

X = $2,641 / 0.65

X = $4,065.38 (approximately)

Now, if we take 65% of this total amount, it indeed corresponds to the $2,641 allocated to public school funding.

The other options do not correspond to the calculated 65% allocation based on any logical total property tax amount. Therefore, the right approach to solving the problem highlights how to calculate the allocation percentage correctly, making $2,641 the only appropriate answer given the context of the problem.