Question

On increasing the price of an article by 16 percent it becomar rupees1479. What was its original price

Answer 1

Answer:

Rs. 1275

Step-by-step explanation:

let original price be 100%

increase on article =100+16=116% (this amounts to 1479)

                 original price is :   1479/116  *100

                                             =1275 rps