Question

Mr.Vikas purchased a suitcase whose list price is Rs. 2200. If the sales tax of 5 % is to be charged on it , how much he hasvto pay to buy the suitcase ? ( Hint = The Answer 2310 )
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Answer 1

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List price = Rs 2200 5% tax

= 2200 x 105/100

= Rs 2310

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Answer 2

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Mr.Vikas purchased a suitcase whose list price is Rs. 2200. If the sales tax of 5 % is to be charged on it , how much he has to pay to buy the suitcase ? ( Hint = The Answer 2310 )

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List prize of the suitcase = Rs.2200

Charged prize of the suitcase = 5%

5 % of 2200 = $\tt{\frac{5}{100}×2200}$

= 110

Present prize = 2200 + 110

= 2310

According to the hint given, the answer is Rs.2301,hence our answer is verified!

★Mr.Vikas has to pay Rs.2301 in order to buy the suitcase.

Additional

• No one person invented percentages. The concept developed throughout history. In Ancient Rome mathematical computation were expressed in fractions of 100. This concept later evolved into percentages.
• The word percentage are sometimes referred as " per-cent, proportion, portion, rate, ratio, rate per cent, commission, pay off, shake, rake-off and holdout".