Question

ramboat a typewriter for 3300 including a tax of 10% find the price of the type writer before VAT was added.

Answer 1

Answer:  Let the original cost be x.

X + 10X/100 = 3300

(100x +10x)/100 = 3300

110 x = 330000

x = 330000/110

x = 3000

The cost is 3000 before VAT wad added

Answer 2

Let cost of Typewriter before the VAT was added =X

ATQ

X+10%ofX =3300

X+10/100×X=3300

X+X/10=3300

10X+X/10=3300.

11X/10=3300

X=3300×10/11

X=3000

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