Choose any combination of questions that adds up to 5 points. Your score will be based on whether you get the questions right/wrong. If the question says to show your work, you need to show it to get credit.
Note: If you want to do more than 5 points worth of questions to cover yourself in case you get one wrong, you can definitely do that! The max grade is still 5 points.
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Choose any combination of questions that adds up to 5 points. Your score will be based on whether you get the questions right/wrong. If the question says to show your work, you need to show it to get credit.
Note: If you want to do more than 5 points worth of questions to cover yourself in case you get one wrong, you can definitely do that! The max grade is still 5 points.
You MAY use:
My Notes
Your Notes
Other Formatives
A calculator
You MAY NOT use:
Google
AI
Another human
Your genius talking parrot or any other animals or otherworldly beings
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Question 1
1.
Jake works for State Farm. His annual salary is $85,000. He pays the usual 7.65% in FICA taxes. How much does he pay in FICA taxes?
1 point
1
Question 2
2.
The total price after sales tax in a particular town is modeled by t(x)=1.0625x, with x being the price of the taxable products. If Mela buys $105 worth of taxable products, what is her total?
1 point
1
Question 3
3.
Kris makes $954 one week. She pays 22% in deductions for tax and insurance. How much money that week goes to deductions?
2 points
2
Question 4
4.
Jake from State Farm gets a raise. He now makes $100,000 per year. He also gets divorced, so he needs his own insurance and retirement plan. His deductions are now 26% of his gross pay. How much does Jake take home each year?
2 points
2
Question 5
5.
Looking at the paystub above, what percent of the YTD deductions are tax deductions? Round to the nearest hundredth
3 points
3
Question 6
6.
Looking at the paystub above, if the retirement contribution was decreased by $50, what percent of the total current gross pay would be deductions? Round to the nearest hundredth
3 points
3
Question 7
7.
Cade works as a landscaper, making $25/hr. Cade is self employed, so has to pay SECA taxes (15.3%). Write a function to show Cade's take-home pay for h hours of work.