Asked by alex

Duncan shares 20 percent of all of his sales commissions with his personal assistant. If Duncan earns x dollars in commissions and gives his assistant y dollars, which equation correctly models this situation?
x = 0.20 y
y = 0.20 x
x = StartFraction y over 20 EndFraction
y = StartFraction x over 20 EndFraction

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
y = 0.20 x

Explanation: The assistant receives 20% of Duncan's commissions x, so y = 0.20 × x.