Question

Ram bought an object for rupees 22000 including GST of 28%. Find the price of the object before GST was added.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the original price be x

So

x + 28% of x = 22000

x + 0.28x = 22000

1.28x = 22000

x = 17187.5 Rs.

Step-by-step explanation:

ʟᴇᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ᴀ.ᴄ.= ʀs 100

ɢsᴛ ᴏɴ ᴀ.ᴄ. = 28% ᴏғ 100

ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ᴍᴏɴᴇʏ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀ.ᴄ. = ʀs 100 + ʀs 28 = ʀs128.

ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴀ.ᴄ. ɪs ʀs 128, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏsᴛ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ.ᴄ. = ʀs 100

ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴀ.ᴄ. ɪs ʀs 1, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏsᴛ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ.ᴄ. =  

ɪғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴘᴀɪᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴀɴ ᴀ.ᴄ. ɪs ʀs 22,000, ᴛʜᴇɴ ᴄᴏsᴛ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴀ.ᴄ. =  

ᴛʜᴇʀᴇғᴏʀᴇ ᴄᴏsᴛ ᴘʀɪᴄᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀ.ᴄ. = ʀs 17,187.50