Question

Abida bought$100$ pens at the rate of $₹3.50$per pen and pays a sales tax of $4\%$. The total amount paid by Abida is ______.

Answer 1

Finding the total amount paid by Abida :

Given:

• Number of pens$=100$
• Rate of per pen$=₹3.50$
• Cost of $100$ pens$=100\times 3.50=350$
• Sales tax on pen $=4\%$

Total amount paid $=$Sales tax on pen $+$Cost of $100$ pens

Total amount paid $=350\times \frac{4}{100}+350$

Total amount paid $=350\times \frac{1}{25}+350$

Total amount paid $=14+350$

Total amount paid$=₹364$

Therefore the total amount paid by the Abida is $₹364$