A refrigerator us available for Rs 14,500, including sales tax If the rate of the sales tax is - Maths - Comparing Quantities

Question

A refrigerator us available for Rs 14,500, including sales tax If
the rate of the sales tax is 10%, find the price of the
refrigerator without tax

Vijay Kumar Gupta · Accepted Answer

Let the price without tax be Rs xRate of sales tax = 10%So,     x+10% of x=14500 ⇒x+10100x=14500⇒11x10 = 14500⇒x = 14500011 = 13181
81 Thus the price without sales tax is approximetely Rs 13181
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A refrigerator us available for Rs. 14,500, including sales tax. If the rate of the sales tax is 10%, find the price of the refrigerator without tax.