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Sarita Buys Goods Worth Rs 5500. She Gets a Rebate of 5% on It. After Getting the Rebate If Vat at the Rate of 5% is Charged, Find the Amount She Will Have to Pay for the Goods. - Mathematics

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Sarita buys goods worth Rs 5500. She gets a rebate of 5% on it. After getting the rebate if VAT at the rate of 5% is charged, find the amount she will have to pay for the goods.

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Solution

Given ,

Price of goods is = Rs 5500

Discount = 5%

VAT = 5% of selling price

So,

Selling price = `95/100 xx 5500 = "Rs"  5225`

And,

VAT = `5/100 xx 5225 = "Rs"  261.25`

∴ Sarita has to pay an amount of Rs (5225 + 261.25) = Rs 5486.58 for the goods

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Chapter 13: Proft, Loss, Discount and Value Added Tax (VAT) - Exercise 13.3 [Page 32]

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RD Sharma Mathematics [English] Class 8
Chapter 13 Proft, Loss, Discount and Value Added Tax (VAT)
Exercise 13.3 | Q 6 | Page 32
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