Question

On an oven, there is a discount of 20 percent. If the rate of VAT is 8 percent and the customer paid rupees 5400 . What is the marked price of the oven ?

Answer 1

let marked price ( mp ) be Rs x
discount ( d ) = 20%
sale price = mp - d
= x - 20/100 × x
= x - x/5
= 5x/5- x/5
= 4x/5
vat = 8%
sp = sale price + vat
= 4x/5 + 8/100 × 4x/5
= 4x/5 + 8x/125
= 100x/125 + 8x/125
= 108x/125
given sp = Rs 5400


therefore

108x/125 = 5400
108x = 5400×125
108x = 675000
x = 675000/108
x = 6250


The mp is Rs 6250

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Let marked price ( mp ) be Rs x

discount ( d ) = 20%

sale price = mp - d

= x - 20/100 × x

= x - x/5

= 5x/5- x/5

= 4x/5

vat = 8%

sp = sale price + vat

= 4x/5 + 8/100 × 4x/5

= 4x/5 + 8x/125

= 100x/125 + 8x/125

= 108x/125

given sp = Rs 5400

108x/125 = 5400

108x = 5400×125

108x = 675000

x = 675000/108

x =6250