Question

A company has a policy making the compensation of its CEO proportional to the dividends that are paid to shareholders. If the dividends increase from $72 to $80 and the CEO’s compensation is increased from $360,000 to $420,000, was the company’s policy followed?

Answer 1

Well... looking at proportions, we're being asked $\bf \cfrac{72}{360000}=\cfrac{80}{420000}\impliedby \textit{are those proportions the same?}$