PFL & Data Quiz!

Susanne bought a rug for her home. Which tax did she pay as part of the total cost for the rug?

• Income Tax

• Payroll Tax

• Property Tax

• Sales Tax

Answer explanation

Yes! You must add the sales tax to get the total amount paid!

Income Tax: tax based on the income you make; it is subtracted from your gross income

Payroll Tax: subtracted from your gross income to pay for government programs like Social Security, Medicare, and unemployment

Property Tax: a tax you pay on houses, buildings, or land.

Rosa's salary is $450 each week. Her take-home pay for the week is $385. Complete the statement to describe Rosa's take-home pay.

Rosa's take-home pay is her​ (1)____ because taxes and deductions were​ (2)____.

• 1. 1. net income
     2. added to her gross income

• 1. 1. net income;
     2. subtracted from her gross income.

• 1. 1. gross income;
     2. subtracted from her net income

• 1. 1. gross income;
     2. added to her net income

Which of these is NOT an example of a property tax?

• Tax paid on the value of a farm a person owns

• Tax paid on the value of a piece of land a person owns

• Tax paid on the value of a piece of furniture a person owns

• Tax paid on the value of a home a person owns

Answer explanation

Yes! Furniture will have sales tax added to the price. Property tax is for houses, buildings, and land.

The Pérez family has a net income of $3,620 each month. The table shows the Pérez family's expenses for a month. The amount of money put into savings is missing.

What is the greatest amount of money the Pérez family can put into savings each month and still have a balanced budget?

• $720

• $600

• $710

• $1,310

Answer explanation

Yes! You had to add up all the expenses, then subtract from their monthly income.

Penelope earns $450 each month. Penelope made a list of her expenses for the month of May.

Which change can Penelope make to balance her budget for the month of May?

• Increase her budgeted amount for savings by $20

• Decrease her budgeted amount for entertainment by $20

• Increase her budgeted amount for food by $10

• Decrease her budgeted amount for clothing by $10

Answer explanation

Yes!

She cannot increase her budgeted amounts because she is already over budget.

Amelia made this list of her monthly expenses.

Amelia’s net income for the month is $2,135. How much money does she have for other expenses?

• $3,535

• $1,400

• $885

• $735

Answer explanation

Yes! You would have added all her expenses, then subtracted from her income.

Which of these expenses is typically considered a fixed expense?

• Entertainment

• Rent

• Clothing

• Groceries

The scatterplot shows the scores that students in a 5th-grade class earned on a reading test and on a science test.

What fraction of the 5th-grade students earned a score higher than 80 on both the reading test and the science test?

• 4/18

• 11/18

• 7/18

• 10/18

Answer explanation

Yes! To find the denominator, count all the points. Then, find all the points that are greater than 80 for both reading and science.

The students in a class measure and record their heights in inches. The stem and leaf plot shows their results.

 What is the difference in height between the tallest student and the shortest student?

• 8 in.

• 10 in.

• 3 in.

• 5 in.

Answer explanation

Yes! You should have identified the largest number and the smallest number. Then, you would have subtracted to find the difference.

The number of visitors at a park is recorded for 5 days. The data are shown in the bar graph with one value missing.

The number of visitors on Wednesday was half of the number of visitors on Friday.

How many visitors were at the park on Wednesday?

• 200

• 175

• 800

• 400

Answer explanation

Yes! You should have identified the number of visitors for Friday. Then, determine half (divide by 2)!