Pay, income tax and take-home pay

Answer Key - Grade 7 Math Worksheet

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1. 1.

   Pia reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Hale, a bike-shop worker. The pay before tax is $462.25 and the income tax is 12%. To the nearest cent, what is the take-home pay?

   $406.78
2. 2.

   Tala reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Frost, a library worker. The pay before tax is $540.50 and the income tax is 14%. To the nearest cent, what is the take-home pay?

   $464.83
3. 3.

   Zee reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Dunn, a bus driver. The pay before tax is $276.50 and the income tax is 8%. To the nearest cent, what is the take-home pay?

   $254.38
4. 4.

   Ari reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Shaw, a bakery worker: 18 hours at $14 an hour. What is the pay before tax?

   $252
5. 5.

   Jun reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Vance, a zoo worker: 26 hours at $17 an hour. What is the pay before tax?

   $442
6. 6.

   Kira reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Yates, a school cook. The pay before tax is $500 and the income tax is $60. What percent of the pay before tax is the income tax?

   12
7. 7.

   Luz reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Owens, a bike-shop worker. The pay before tax is $400 and the income tax is $60. What percent of the pay before tax is the income tax?

   15
8. 8.

   Noah reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Cole, a garden-center worker. The pay before tax is $800 and the income tax is $72. What percent of the pay before tax is the income tax?

   9

9. Read this first

   Percent money table

   Line	Percent	Amount
   pay before tax	100%	?
   income tax	15%	$75

10. 9.

    Tala reads the table in a pretend pay record for Ms. Shaw, a bakery worker. It shows only the income tax line. What was the pay before tax?

    $500
11. 10.

    Zee reads the table in a pretend pay record for Mr. Grove, a music-shop worker. It shows only the income tax line. What was the pay before tax?

    $700