If Kevin's monthly salary of $4,500 is 72 percent of Paul's monthly salary, what is Paul's monthly salary?

Explanation

To solve this problem, we need to determine what Paul's monthly salary is if Kevin's salary is 72% of it. We can express this relationship mathematically as:Kevin's salary = 72% of Paul's salary, or $4,500 = 0.72 × Paul's salary.To find Paul's salary (let's call it x), we divide Kevin's salary by the percentage in decimal form:x = $4,500 ÷ 0.72.This calculation gives us x = $6,250. Thus, Paul's monthly salary is $6,250.Option A ($3,240), Option B ($5,150), and Option C ($5,870) do not match this division result and are therefore incorrect.