Jim bought a car that cost $16,000. The tax on the car is 5%. How much did the car coat him?

16000/x=100/5

(16000/x) * x = (100/5) * x - we multiply both sides of the equation by x

16000=20*x - we divide both sides of the equation by (20) to get x

16000/20=x

800=x

x=800

now we have:

5% of 16000=800

16000+800=16800

If the car cost 16,000

we need to find how much is 5% of 16,000

tax cost = (16,000 * 5) / 100 = 825

the total cost of the car was 16,000+825=$ 16,825