Pay, income tax and take-home pay

Answer Key - Grade 7 Math Worksheet - Building Confidence

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1. 1.

   Ari reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Hale, a bike-shop worker. The pay before tax is $200 and the income tax is 5%. How much is the income tax?

   $10
2. 2.

   Jun reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Dunn, a bus driver. The pay before tax is $600 and the income tax is 15%. How much is the income tax?

   $90
3. 3.

   Kira reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Shaw, a bakery worker. The pay before tax is the 100% line. The income tax is 6%. What percent is the take-home pay line?

   94
4. 4.

   Milo reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Wells, a shoe-shop worker. The pay before tax is the 100% line. The income tax is 15%. What percent is the take-home pay line?

   85
5. 5.

   Noah reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Vance, a zoo worker. The pay before tax is the 100% line. The income tax is 8%. What percent is the take-home pay line?

   92

6. Read this first

   Percent money table

   Line	Percent	Amount
   pay before tax	100%	$400
   easy line	5%	$20
   income tax	15%	blank
   take-home pay	85%	?

7. 6.

   Pia reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Yates, a school cook. The pay before tax is $400 and the income tax is 15%. Using the table, what is the take-home pay?

   $340
8. 7.

   Ari reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Frost, a library worker. The pay before tax is $350 and the income tax is 10%. What is the take-home pay?

   $315
9. 8.

   Bo reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Dunn, a bus driver. The pay before tax is $480 and the income tax is 15%. What is the take-home pay?

   $408
10. 9.

    Esme reads a pretend pay record for Ms. Shaw, a bakery worker. The pay before tax is $520 and the income tax is 12%. What is the take-home pay?

    $457.60
11. 10.

    Jun reads a pretend pay record for Mr. Grove, a music-shop worker. The pay before tax is $700 and the income tax is 12%. What is the take-home pay?

    $616