Example 3
A bank offers a savings account with 8% annual interest rate if the required minimum principal is met. If the amount in the account after 4 years is $1320, what is the principal balance? Justify your steps using the properties of equality and properties of operations. (Remember, the formula for simple interest is A = P(1 + rt).)
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