Question

On increasing the price of an article by 16% , it becomes ₹ 1479. what was its original price ?

Answer 1

On increasing the price of an article by 16%, it becomes Rs 1479. What was its original price?

Answer

Consider the original price of an article = Rs x

1479

6/100) of original price

It can be written as

1479=[(100+16)/100]× Rs x

By further calculation

1478=116/100×x

So we get

116x/100=1479

By separating the terms

x=(1479×100)/116

x=(1479×25)/29

By division

x=51×25

x=1275

Therefore, the original price of an article is Rs 1275.