document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=615565>Question 615565</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me understand the following question: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Sam bought a used pickup truck, paying $2000.00 as a down payment. He still owes 80% of the selling price. What was the selling price of the truck?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #387223 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=387223\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let x = the selling price of the truck.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x-$2,000.00 = 80% of x. You can express this algebraically as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x-2000 = 0.8x  Simplify.  Add 2000 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 2000+0.8x Now subtract 0.8x from both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.2x = 2000 Finally, divide both sides by 0.2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $10,000.00 </SPAN>\n" );
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