Question

Govind bought miniature fountain for 13860 from A shopkeeper. this includes 5% sales tax .the shopkeeper made a profit of 10% on this deal. If the shopkeeper had spent 2000 on polishing and transportation what was the original cost price of fountain

Answer 1

Answer:

• sales tax :Rs 693
• profit: Rs1386
• original price :9781

Step-by-step explanation:

• 13860×5÷100= 693
• 13860×10÷100=1386

when 1. & 2. are added along with 2000 Rs

we get 4079 Rs

• this amount is to be substracted from the original amt. i.e 13860
• hence we get rs 9781