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City of Los Angeles Budget, FY 2017

\begin{tabular}{|c|c|c|}
\hline
\begin{tabular}{c}
Sources of \\
revenue
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
Amount \\
(millions)
\end{tabular} & \begin{tabular}{c}
Percentage \\
of city \\
budget
\end{tabular} \\
\hline
Special receipts* & [tex]$\$[/tex] 2,722[tex]$ & $[/tex]29.8 \%[tex]$ \\
\hline
Property taxes & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 1,834$[/tex] & [tex]$19.7 \%$[/tex] \\
\hline
\begin{tabular}{c}
Licenses, permits, \\
fees, and fines
\end{tabular} & [tex]$\$[/tex] 1,047[tex]$ & $[/tex]11.3 \%[tex]$ \\
\hline
Sales taxes & $[/tex]\[tex]$ 529$[/tex] & [tex]$5.7 \%$[/tex] \\
\hline
Business taxes & [tex]$\$[/tex] 519[tex]$ & $[/tex]5.6 \%[tex]$ \\
\hline
\end{tabular}

* Includes contributions from state and federal appropriations

Fill in the blanks:
1. About $[/tex]\square[tex]$ percent of Los Angeles's revenue comes from state and federal appropriations.
2. About a tenth of the city's revenue comes from $[/tex]\square[tex]$.
3. Property taxes account for about $[/tex]\square$ of the city's revenue.



Answer :

GinnyAnswer
Let's analyze the given data from the table and fill in the blanks step-by-step.

1. Percentage of Los Angeles's Revenue from State and Federal Appropriations:

The total percentage of revenue attributed to "Special receipts" is 29.8%. As indicated by the asterisk, this includes contributions from state and federal appropriations. Therefore, the amount of Los Angeles's revenue that comes from state and federal appropriations is approximately:
- 29.8%

2. Sources Representing About a Tenth of the City's Revenue:

According to the data, the category "Licenses, permits, fees, and fines" represents 11.3% of the city's revenue, which is approximately a tenth of the total revenue. So, about a tenth of the city's revenue comes from:
- licenses, permits, fees, and fines

3. Percentage of City's Revenue Accounted by Property Taxes:

From the table, it is clearly stated that property taxes represent 19.7% of the city's budget. Therefore, property taxes account for about:
- 19.7%

Let's summarize the complete sentence:

- About 29.8 percent of Los Angeles's revenue comes from state and federal appropriations.
- About a tenth of the city's revenue comes from licenses, permits, fees, and fines.
- Property taxes account for about 19.7% of the city's revenue.

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