Problema Solution

Lin bought a new television. The sales tax on the television was $16.00. The sales tax rate was 5%. What was the selling price of the television?

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5% of the selling cost of the television is equal to $16. We can write:


.05*n=16


Where 'n' is the selling price. Using Algebrator to solve for 'n', we get:


n=$320