Types of Pay
Commission and
Piecework Pay
Simple and
Compound Interest
Budgeting
Percentages
Randomness
100

List the number of paychecks that correlate to each type of pay.

Biweekly 

Semimonthly

Monthly

Biweekly - 26

Semimonthly - 24

Monthly - 12

100

Most sales people work for ___________ to supplement their regular pay.

commission

100

What variable does the Compound Interest formula include which the Simple Interest formula does not?

n

100

When creating a Zero-balanced budget, what is the order in which we take care of our Needs, Bills, Free Spending money, and Savings?

Bills

Needs

Savings 

Free Spending

100

How many cats does Mrs. Loree have?

2

200

If Hailey makes $48,000 as her annual salary, how much money does she make on her semimonthly paychecks? 

$2,000

200

Zach works on a farm picking berries during harvest season. If Zach makes 32 cents per basket he picks, and he picked 752 baskets this week, how much money did he earn this week? 

BONUS JEOPARDY

This type of pay is called __________. 

$240.64


Piecework Pay

200

Ashton has a small simple interest loan with the bank. If Ashton owes the bank $3,000 with a rate of 5%, how much Interest will he owe the bank back after 4 years? 

$600

200

What is 2.5% as a decimal? 

0.025

200

The word “PEZ” comes from the German word for what? 

Peppermint 

300

Julian is paid biweekly and makes $1346.15 per paycheck. What salary amount does Julian make?

BONUS JEOPARDY 

What salary does Julian probably actually make? 

$34,999.90


$35,000

300

Zane works for a dealership selling trucks. If Zane gets 12% commission on the total profit of the trucks he sells, and this month his profits totaled $40,250, how much money does Zane get to keep? 

$4,862.40

300

Kyra just made $3,360 from a simple interest investment she had for 6 years with an interest rate of 8%. How much money did Kyra have in the investment to begin with?

$7,000

300

If Celtia makes $3500 a month, and 25% of her income goes to her rent bill, how much money does Celtia pay in rent each month? 

$875

300

How many rings does Saturn have? 

7

400

Tyler makes $15.50 an hour and earned a total of $1,054 before taxes on his paycheck this Friday. How many hours did Tyler work this pay period? 

68

400

Raygan receives an hourly pay of $10 an hour but makes 8% commission on the furniture she is able to sell each month. This last month, Raygan worked 160 hours and sold $9,500 worth of furniture. How much was Raygan's paycheck this month with her hourly pay and her commission? 

$2,360

400

For "compounds" list the number that goes with each key word. 

Annually: 

Quarterly: 

Monthly: 

Biannually:

Semiannually: 


Annually: 1

Quarterly: 4

Monthly: 12 

Biannually: 2

Semiannually: 2 

400

Georgia makes $3600 per month and spends $1980 a month on bills. What percent of her monthly income is going to bills? 

55%

400

How many sides does a tetradecagon have?

14

500

Brooke makes $45,000 and is paid biweekly. Sam also makes $45,000, but is paid semimonthly. How much more money does Sam make on her paycheck than Brooke? 

$144.23 or $144.24

500

This month Nathan made $1,285.30 in commission from the sales he made for his company. If Nathan receives 10% of what he makes for the company, how much money did Nathan make for them in total?

$12,853.00

500

Using the Desmos calculator, solve the following problem. 

Wyatt took out a business loan of $250,000 to help open his own ski lodge. If Wyatt's loan compounds monthly with an interest rate of 3%, how much money will Wyatt have paid back when he pays off his loan in 5 years? 

$290,404.20  or $290,404.19

500

What percent of your budget should be spent on your rent/mortgage each month? 

25 - 33%

500

What is Mrs. Loree's favorite color?

Orange