Question

A 15% increase in the price of a saree is rupees 115 what is the original price of share

Answer 1

let the original price be x
x+15%of x = 115
x+ 15x/100 =115
(100x+15x)/100 =115
115x=11500
x=11500/115
x=100
so, the original price is 100 rs