Question

The price of an article is increased by 20%. Further ,there is a tax of 5% on the increment. If the article costs Rs 1331 to the customer ,then what was the price of the article before the increase in price?​

Answer 1

Let original number =X

=20+5=25%

=25 -X of x

100

=25X × X

100

=3x

5

=3x÷1331

5

=Reciprocal the value

=X=5 × 1331

3

=X=443

So the answer is 443 RS

Answer 2

The original price before increase in price is Rs. 1056.35.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Let the original price be 'x'.

Price get increased by 20%

Rate of tax = 5%

So, Increase price would be

$\dfrac{100+20}{100}\times x=\dfrac{120}{100}x=1.2x$

Amount of tax would be

$\dfrac{5}{100}\times 1.2x\\\\=\dfrac{6}{100}x\\\\=0.06x$

So, According to question, we have

$1.2x+0.06x=1331\\\\1.26x=1331\\\\x=\dfrac{1331}{1.26}\\\\x=1056.35$

Hence, the original price before increase in price is Rs. 1056.35.

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