Decimal Fractions Are Also Called

question 38

Multiple Choice

Decimal fractions are also called

• A) decimals
• B) fractions
• C) common fraction
• D) common decimal

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Definitions:

Military Expenditures

The funds spent by a country on its military forces, including salaries, equipment, and operations.

Marginal Tax Rate

The marginal tax rate is the percentage of tax applied to your income for each tax bracket in which you qualify, essentially the rate paid on the last dollar of your income.

Average Tax Rate

The percentage of total income that is paid in taxes, calculated by dividing the total amount of taxes paid by the total income.

Regressive

A term usually used to describe a tax system in which the tax rate decreases as the taxable amount increases, effectively placing a higher burden on lower-income earners.