Question

Akansha bought a air cooler at Rs 300 including a tax of 10%. Find the price of the

air cooler before the VAT​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the price of the air cooler before VAT was ₹x.

$\therefore \: x + 10 \% \: of \: x = 300 \\ \therefore \: x + \frac{10}{100} x = 300 \\ \therefore \: x + 0.10x = 300 \\ \therefore \: 1.1x = 300 \\ \therefore \: x = \frac{300}{1.1} = \frac{3000}{11} = 272.72$

Thus the price of the air cooler before the VAT was ₹ 272.72