Question

when the sales tax on an item is increased by 5% the price of packing the item becomes rs5600 what was the original price of the packing of that item

Answer 1

let the total cost of item be x
therefore, according to question
price after sales tax = x + 5% of x
= x + 5/100*x
= x+x/20
= 21x/20
5600=21x/20
5600*20=21x
5600*20/21=x
5333.33=x

Answer 2

Answer:

number is divided 5 by 5 it becomes -2 find the number