Please help will medal and fan!!!

Emilio's pay varies directly with the number of sales he makes. He made 22 sales and earned $154.

How much will he earn for 35 sales??

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Please help will medal and fan!!! 

Emilio's pay varies directly with the number of sales he makes. He made 22 sales and earned $154. 

How much will he earn for 35 sales??

priyar · Answer

This involves the concept of ratio and proportion @Nichole15

priyar · Answer

22 sales -->  $154
35 sales -->  ?

priyar · Answer

just cross multiply to get the answer

anonymous · Answer

I know but I don't know what to multiply

priyar · Answer

i'll give you a similar example:
if 1  apple  costs $1 how many will 2 apple cost?

anonymous · Answer

$2

priyar · Answer

ya ! what u did was 
1 apple --> $1
2 apples-->?
2*1/1

priyar · Answer

CROSS multiply

priyar · Answer

try this in the same way

anonymous · Answer

Okay so what if the numbers are farther apart like the one above there not as easy

priyar · Answer

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