The property of taxes on a home varies directly with the value of the home. Jack currently lives in a home worth $172,000 and pays $13,760 on taxes. Identify the constant.

the constant is 172,000

Step-by-step explanation:

because the home's worth never changes, but the taxes change based on the year

Jack pays 8% property tax

172,000. X .08 = $13,760

So

329,000. X .08 = $26,320

your answer is 23/2 - 13.5

step-by-step explanation:

7/2 evaluates to

multiply x and 4.5

multiply x and 1

the x just gets copied along.

the answer is x

x

4.5*x evaluates to 4.5x

multiply 3 and 4.5x

multiply 1 and x

the x just gets copied along.

x

4.5*x*3 evaluates to 13.5x

7/2-4.5*x*3 evaluates to

  + 8 =

the answer is

7/2-4.5*x*3+8 evaluates to