Question

the price of a cake is 16% delivery charge comes to a total cost of 19.72 what is the price of the cake?​

Answer 1

The price of the cake is
`\$17`

Explanation:

Let

x------> the price of the cake

we know that

`100\%+16\%=116\%=116/100=1.16`

so

`1.16x=\$19.72`

solve for x

Divide by 1.16 both sides

`x=\$19.72/1.16=\$17`