Question

The cost of a train ticket from New Delhi to haridwar has risen by 15persent and becomes $759 what was the original price of the ticket

Answer 1

Let Original Price of Ticket=$x

Price of ticket now risen by=15%

Now Ticket Price=$759

Increase Price

15% of x

⇒$\frac{15}{100}\:\times \:x$

⇒$\frac{3}{20}\:\times\:x$

⇒$\ \frac{3x}{20}$

Means 3x/20  increase from original price

A/Q

x+3x/20=759

23x/20=759

x=759*20/23

x=33*20

x=660

ORIGINAL PRICE OF TICKET=$660

Answer 2

Answer:

it becomes, Hence, the original price is Rs. 652.173.