a graph that shows how data is divided (and looks similar to a pie or a pizza)
Back
salaried
Front
regular pay on a regular basis; the amount of pay does not go up and down
Back
fraction
Front
part of a whole
(for example 1/2, 3/4, or 2/3)
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commission
Front
a percentage of a sale paid to an employee; for example, a car salesman sells a car for $10,000 and gets paid $200 from that total
Back
gross pay
Front
all of the money an employee earns (before any is taken out)
Back
numerator
Front
the top number in a fraction
(for example, the 1 in the fraction 1/2)
Back
deductions
Front
An amount that is subtracted from a paycheck
(for example, taxes and insurance fees)
Back
line graph
Front
a graph that uses line segments to show changes that occur over time
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data
Front
information, facts, figures, and statistics
Back
improper fraction
Front
a fraction with a numerator that is larger than the denominator
(for example, 4/3 in which 4 is larger than 3)
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hourly compensation (rate)
Front
when workers are paid for each hour, not for each year
(for example, receiving $15 an hour is hourly compensation, but a compensation of $20,000 per year is a yearly salary, not hourly compensation)
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wages
Front
salary or pay of a worker
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mode
Front
the number that occurs most often in a list of data
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mixed number
Front
a number made up of a whole number and a fraction
(for example 1 3/4 has the whole number 1 and the fraction 3/4)
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denominator
Front
the bottom number in a fraction
(for example, the 2 in the fraction 1/2)
Back
net pay
Front
take home pay, or an employee's salary after taxes and other deductions have been taken out
Back
mean
Front
the average of a group of numbers; to get the mean, add all items and divide by the total number of items
Back
table
Front
data arranged in a grid with rows and columns
Back
optional (voluntary) deductions
Front
deductions that an employee can choose to have taken from their paycheck
(for example, for life insurance)
Back
required (mandatory) deductions
Front
Mandatory payroll deductions are those required by law
(for example, federal and state taxes and social security)