Answer:
The first option
Step-by-step explanation:
Hello!
We want to find the correct proportion. 26.40/220 is the correct proportion for the amount earned because the associate earned $26.40 out of $220. The term "out of" is division.
Now, we have to match the format, where the commissions are the numerator, and the total is the denominator.
So we have x in the numerator (the same as 26.40) and 515 in the denominator (the same as 220).
This would be the first option : [tex]\frac{26.40}{220} = \frac{x}{515}[/tex]
Let's use ratios
[tex]\\ \rm\rightarrowtail \dfrac{26.40}{220}=\dfrac{x}{515}[/tex]
[tex]\\ \rm\rightarrowtail 0.12=x/515[/tex]
[tex]\\ \rm\rightarrowtail x=515(0.12)[/tex]
[tex]\\ \rm\rightarrowtail x=61.8[/tex]
Option A
