To determine the percentage of your taxes that went to funding public safety, we need to follow these steps:
1. Find the total amount of taxes:
We first add up all the individual amounts allocated to different destinations (roads, schools, public safety, and township).
[tex]\[
\text{Total Taxes} = \text{Roads} + \text{Schools} + \text{Public Safety} + \text{Township}
\][/tex]
Substituting the given values:
[tex]\[
\text{Total Taxes} = 241 + 896 + 154 + 177
\][/tex]
Performing the addition:
[tex]\[
\text{Total Taxes} = 241 + 896 + 154 + 177 = 1468
\][/tex]
2. Calculate the percentage of taxes that went to public safety:
Next, we use the amount allocated to public safety and divide it by the total taxes. Then, we multiply by 100 to get the percentage.
[tex]\[
\text{Percentage to Public Safety} = \left( \frac{\text{Public Safety}}{\text{Total Taxes}} \right) \times 100
\][/tex]
Substituting the appropriate values:
[tex]\[
\text{Percentage to Public Safety} = \left( \frac{154}{1468} \right) \times 100
\][/tex]
Calculating the division and then multiplying by 100:
[tex]\[
\text{Percentage to Public Safety} \approx 10.49\%
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3. Select the closest matching choice:
Reviewing the options provided:
- [tex]\(10.49 \%\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(12.06 \%\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(11.72 \%\)[/tex]
- [tex]\(8.94 \%\)[/tex]
The closest matching percentage to our calculated result of approximately [tex]\(10.49\%\)[/tex] is option (a) [tex]\(10.49\%\)[/tex].
Therefore, the best answer from the choices provided is:
a. 10.49%
This means that [tex]\(10.49\%\)[/tex] of your taxes went to funding public safety.
