Question

The price of a garment has been reduced by 15% in a sale to ₹306.Find it's original price.

Answer 1

15%of 306+306
15/100×306+306
765/10
76.5

Answer 2

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The price of a garment has been reduced by 15% in a sale to Rs 306. Find its original price.

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Updated on : 2022-09-05

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Let the original price of the garment be Rs.x.

Cost of garment after reducing 15%=Rs.306

Now according to the question-

x−15% of x=306

⇒x−(

100

15

×x)=306

⇒x−

20

3x

=306

⇒

20

20x−3x

=306

⇒17x=6120

⇒x=

17

6120

=360

Hence the original price of the garment is Rs.360.