Question

a woman paid rs 15000 as down payment on a house if her amount was 20% of the price.what did the house cost?

Answer 1

Let the cost of the house be rs.x

according to question

20% of x=15000

20/100×x=15000

20x/100=15000

x/5=15000

x=15000×5

=75000

Hence the cost of the house is rs.75000

Answer 2

Answer:

let the house cost=₹x

the amount paid by the woman=20/100x

=1/5x

According to question

15000=1/5x

15000*5=X

X=75000

so the house cost is ₹75000