Question

5%sales tax on a sale is Rs. 2. What is the amount of sale?

Answer 1

given
5/100×x=2
x = 2×100/5
x = 40

Answer 2

Answer:

Rs 40

Step-by-step:

Let the amount of sale be y

Given,

5/100 * y = 2

y= 2*100 / 5

y = 200 / 5

y= Rs 40