Question

Arsh bought a car and spent 15% of the cost on repairs. If his total cost including the repairs was ₹ 74,750, at what price did he buy the car ?​

Answer 1

• The price of the car is = x
• The cost of repairs =
• $(x \times 15) \div 100 = 0.15x$
• $x + 0.15x = 74750$
• $1.15x = 74750$
• $x = (74750 \div 1.15)$
• $x = 49833.33$
• so the price of the car is 49833.33₹