Question

john got discount of 10% on the suit he bought .the marked price was 5000 for the suit.If he had to pay sales tax of 10% on the price which he bought .How much did he pay

Answer 1

MP=5000
DISCOUNT =10%
DISCOUNT =10% OF MP

$\frac{10 \times 5000}{100}$
$\frac{50000 }{100}$
$500$
Selling price =5000-500
=4500

ST=
$10\%4500$
$\frac{10 \times 4500}{100}$
$450$
Total price of dress=4500+450
=4950

Answer 2

Answer:

The amount paid by Richard is Rs 4950.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : John got discount of 10% on the suit he bought .the marked price was 5000 for the suit.If he had to pay sales tax of 10% on the price which he bought .

To find : How much did he pay?

Solution :

Marked price of suit is Rs. 5000. Richard got a discount of 10 percentage on the suit he bought.

$Discount=\frac{10}{100}\times 5000=500$

The price of suit after discount is

5000-500=4500

He had to pay sales tax of 10 percentage on the price at which he bought.

The amount paid by him is

$4500+\frac{10}{100}\times 4500=4500+450=4950$

Therefore, The amount paid by Richard is Rs 4950.