Answer:
$223.21
Step-by-step explanation:
Last year the amount of taxes was x, an unknown amount. That was 100% of last year's tax cost.
This year, taxes went up by 12%, so this year the taxes are 112% of what they were last year. This year the taxes were 112% of x, and they were $250.
112% of x = 250
1.12x = 250
x = 250/1.12
x = 223.21
Answer: $223.21
You may recognize that ∆WYZ is a 3-4-5 right triangle. Without any work, then
c = 5
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If you don't remember that a right triangle with legs 3 and 4 has a hypotenuse of 5, you can compute it using the Pythagorean theorem.
c² = 3² + 4²
c² = 9 + 16 = 25
c = √25 = 5
Might be A, I don’t know.
