Question

Sunita purchases a bicycle for Rs. 660. She has paid a sale tax of 10%. Find the list price of the bicycle.

Answer 1

Let ₹ x be the list price of bicycle.

Sale tax = `x xx (10)/(100) = x/(10)`

Then `x + x/(10) = 660`

⇒ `(11x)/(10) = 660`

⇒ x = `(660 xx 10)/(11)`

⇒ x = ₹ 600.