Question

to pay for the services they provide, state governments need revenue, or income. the pie charts below show the revenue for two states: texas and oregon. look at the charts. then follow the instructions below.
oregon revenue, 2014
texas revenue, 2017
(there are two pie charts here, one for oregon revenue in 2014 with segments: 25.2%, 23.2%, 10.3%, 13.8%, 27.5% and legend: income tax (blue), other taxes (green), federal government (yellow), fees (light blue), other revenue sources (dark blue); the other for texas revenue in 2017 with segments: 11.5%, 26.0%, 18.7%, 34.5%, 9.3% and legend: sales tax (orange), other taxes (green), federal government (yellow), fees (light blue), other revenue sources (dark blue))
click to correct any errors in the passage.
like all states, oregon and texas get most of their revenue from taxes and fees that residents of the state pay to the state government. unlike texas, oregon gets much of its money from a personal income tax, or a tax on people’s wages. unlike oregon, texas gains revenue from a personal income tax, which is a tax people pay when they buy most goods. both oregon and texas get revenue from the federal government.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze Oregon's revenue sources

From Oregon's pie chart, "Income tax" (blue) is 23.2% and "Other taxes" (green) is 27.5%, "Fees" (light blue) 10.3%, "Federal government" (yellow) 13.6%, "Other revenue sources" (dark blue) 25.2%. So Oregon has income tax.

Step2: Analyze Texas's revenue sources

Texas's pie chart: "Sales tax" (orange) 26.0%, "Other taxes" (green) 18.7%, "Fees" (light blue) 9.3%, "Federal government" (yellow) 34.5%, "Other revenue sources" (dark blue) 11.5%. Texas has no "personal income tax" (since its revenue sources don't include income tax, and it has sales tax).

Step3: Correct the passage errors

• "Unlike Oregon, Texas gains revenue from a personal income tax" is wrong. Texas has sales tax, not personal income tax. Replace "personal income tax" with "sales tax".
• Check other parts: Oregon has personal income tax (income tax), Texas has sales tax. Both get revenue from federal government (correct as per charts: Oregon 13.6%, Texas 34.5%).

Answer:

The corrected passage:
Like all states, Oregon and Texas get most of their revenue from taxes and fees that residents of the state pay to the state government. Unlike Texas, Oregon gets much of its money from a personal income tax, or a tax on people’s wages. Unlike Oregon, Texas gains revenue from a sales tax, which is a tax people pay when they buy most goods. Both Oregon and Texas get revenue from the federal government.

(Errors corrected: Changed "personal income tax" to "sales tax" in the Texas revenue source sentence, as Texas’s pie chart shows sales tax (26.0%) and no personal income tax, while Oregon has income tax (23.2%).)