Math can be taxing at times. With a short lesson, pupils determine how income tax affects take-home pay. Learners determine their net pay based on tax tables and how adjustments in their gross pay changes the paycheck.

Concepts

percents, percent change, percent decrease, percent increase, percent problems, salaries, income tax, taxes

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have the class research current tax brackets based on the standard deductible

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes individuals know how to work with percents
• Requires some knowledge of income tax

Pros

• Includes an answer key with suggestions of solution methods
• Provides a lesson objective

Cons

• None

Common Core

MP1 MP6 HSA-CED.A.1