Question

Maya purchased a set of cosmetics and paid Rs. 187 for it including sales tax. If the rate of sales tax is 10%, find the sale price of the set. plzz help me!!

Answer 1

Sale price of the set is Rs. 170

Explanation:

Given: Maya purchased a set of cosmetics and paid Rs. 187 for it including sales tax.

Rate of the sales tax is 10%

To find: the sale price of the set

Solution:

The sale price of the set (before including tax) =
`(100)/(100+rate\,\,of\,\,sales\,\,tax) (amount\,\,including\,\,sales\,\,tax)`

According to question,

`The\,\, sale\,\, price\,\, of\,\, the \,\,set\,\, (before\,\, including\,\, tax)=(100)/(100+10)(187)\\ =(100)/(110)(187)\\ =170`

So,

the sale price of the set is Rs. 170