Fractions & Tax Dollars
Why does the US government collect taxes?
To pay for government employees, supplies, and programs for the citizens of the country.
Which step of the W-4 must you fill out if you have multiple jobs?
Step 2
What is the range of a funciton?
Set of all possible outcome values.
Which of the 9 taxes generates the largest amount of revenue for the U.S government?
Income
What is the capitol of Alaska?
Juneau
If a hoodie is priced at $20 and there is a sale for 25% off, what is the sale price of the hoodie?
$15
What is the main difference between salary and wage work?
Salary is a set amount and wage work depends on the amount of hours worked for the amount.
If Maria makes $18 an hour working at her family store and is paid $15 per shift if she works on the weekend, what would the function be for her shift on Saturday using f(x) as her gross pay and x for her hours worked?
f(x)=18x + 15
Are property tax rates set by local, state, or federal government?
Local
What is the largest ocean?
Pacific Ocean
In 2022, 38% of people in Arkansas stated they had never left the state. If the total population of Arkansas in 2022 was 3,045,637, what is the number of people that have never left the state?
1,157,342
What steps of the W-4 are required for all employees?
Step 1: Personal Information & Step 5: Signature
What is the domain of a function?
Set of all possible input values.
What is the highest average state expenditures for state taxes?
Education
How many bones are in a sharks body?
0
Jim earned a salary of $65,000 last year at his construction company job. At the end of the year his boss gave him a 10% raise for the next year. What is Jim's new salary?
$71,500
What are payroll deductions?
Amounts of money taken out of a employee's check each pay period for taxes, retirement, and health insurance.
What is a function?
Relationship where there is exactly one output for every one input.
Which tax is applied when a deceased person leaves all their estate/assets to his or her heirs?
What is the name of the world's longest river?
The Nile River
Tommy works at a landscaping company and makes $13 an hour. Last week he worked a total of 25 hours. Social Security and Medicare take out 7.65% in taxes from his check and this is his only deductions. What will his net pay be?
$300.14
If Carl's gross pay was $367.53 and his amount of taxes paid was $53.42, what percentage of his total gross wages was paid in taxes?
14.5%
The function f operates on variable x by tripling it, adding 5, and then doubling that quantity again. This can be modeled as f(x) = 2(3x + 5). What would be f(22)?
f(22)=142
What government programs are funded by property taxes? (Name 3)
Police, parks, fire department, schools, libraries, and mosquito control
How many elements are on the periodic table?
118