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Wally Chin, the owner of an ExxonMobil station, bought a used Ford pickup truck, paying $2,000 as a down payment. He still owes 80% of the selling price. What was the selling price of the truck?

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let 'x' represent the selling price


x - 2000 = 0.80x


by solving we find:


x = $10,000


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the selling price of the truck is $10,000.