Your apartment rent, tickets to a concert, a pepperoni pizza, and your cell phone bill are all examples of…
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Question 3
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Which of the following items has the lowest unit price?
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Question 4
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On the first day of every month, Raina sits down at her computer, builds a spreadsheet, and allocates all of her income toward expenses or saving. There’s no dollar that is unaccounted for in her budget. Which strategy is Raina using?
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Question 5
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When making your budget, you realize that you will not earn enough money to cover all of your expenses. All of the following are suggested ways of balancing your budget, EXCEPT...
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Question 6
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Which piece of advice about budgeting for variable expenses is most useful?
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3
Question 7
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Which of these statements accurately describes fixed expenses in a budget?
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Question 8
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Which of these expenses is typically the largest single expense for American households?
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Question 9
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A household is defined as housing-burdened if their housing costs are greater than...
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Question 10
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All of the following are benefits of hourly work, EXCEPT...
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Question 11
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Which statement best describes the main function of using the cash envelope system of budgeting?
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Question 12
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If you receive inconsistent income, the best advice for budgeting is:
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Question 13
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Cameron is working in a grocery store where he makes $22 an hour as an assistant manager. His work hours are irregular depending on the time of year, so he has kept track of his total hours worked for the last 6 months. Use the table below to calculate Cameron’s average gross monthly income. Round your answer to the nearest whole dollar.
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Question 14
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Jennifer is a 56-year-old lawyer, married, and a mother of 3 teenagers. Joshua is a 26-year-old single dad to a toddler and a retail store manager. How would their needs and wants budgets compare?
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Question 15
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If Maurice makes $6000 per month in take-home pay and utilizes the 50/30/20 method of budgeting, how much would he be putting toward his wants every month?
3 points
3
Question 16
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Jayda wants to earn a total of at least $900 per week from working as a freelance graphic designer and as a dog walker. The graph of the inequality represents this scenario. Jayda could work all of the following work combinations to meet her goal, EXCEPT...
3 points
3
Question 17
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You are completing calculations on spreadsheet below and write the formula =C4*D4. What value will result?
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3
Question 18
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Which of the following equations should be typed into cell B13 to calculate the total expenses for this budget?
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3
Question 19
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Which of the following points is a solution to the system graphed on the coordinate plane?
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3
Question 20
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Which of the following sets of inequalities is represented by this graph?
Part 2: Math Skills Open Response
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Question 21
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Graph the inequality (screen shot desmos)
Slope: _______
Y-Intercept (x,y):_______
X-Intercept (x,y): _______
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Question 22
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You are creating a spreadsheet to calculate your take-home pay after taxes. Write spreadsheet equations into cells B3 and B4 to calculate a total tax withholding of 7.65% (B3) then calculate your take home pay. (B4)
Equation B3:_______ B3 Answer: _______
Equation B4: _______ B4 Answer: _______
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Question 23
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Given the following system of inequalities.
1. Graph & Screen shot Desmos
2. Identify One Solution of the system_______
Use the following scenario to answer questions 24 and 25.
Madelyn and her friends are trying to find a restaurant where they can meet up for lunch. Each friend has some preferences about the meal’s location and price. Help them find a restaurant that works for all the friends.
Nadia: Is biking and prefers a restaurant no more than 4 miles away with meals under $7
Angelina: Will rent a scooter that costs $1/mile and has a total budget of $8 for the lunch outing
Aliyah: Is running and wants a workout of at least 2 miles before lunch and has a $10 budget
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Question 24
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Write the inequalities representing each person's constraints:
Nadia:_______
Angelina:_______
Aliyah:_______
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Question 25
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Which, if any, of the following restaurants would satisfy all the friends? Justify your response by graphing each inequality & labeling the coordinates of Restaurant option on the graph.