Question

a shopkeeper charges re 1242 for a fan which includes 8 %GST on it .find the selling price of the fan​

Answer 1

let the original cost be x

so

x + 8% of x = 1242

108x/100 = 1242

x = (1242 × 100)/ 108 = 1150

so

original cost is ₹ 1150

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