Question

An article was purchased for ₹1239 including GST of 18%. Find the price of the article before GST

Answer 1

₹1015.98

Explanation:

Given parameters:

Selling price of article = ₹1239

GST = 18%

Unknown:

Price of the article before GST = ?

Solution:

To find the price of the article before GST, we simply take away the percentage cost of the GST;

GST =
`(18)/(100)` x ₹1239 = ₹223.02

Now, cost before including GST;

= ₹1239 - ₹223.02

= ₹1015.98