Given Christa has 7% of her gross paycheck amount deducted and her gross paycheck amount is $715.20 The question is asking us to find the amount deducted from her paycheck .
Amount deducted from her paycheck is 7% of $715.20 .
Percent means out of 100.
7%=[tex]\frac{7}{100}=.07.[/tex]
7% 0f 715.20=0.07 x715.20= 50.06.
The first option is the right answer.