After a 20% hike, the cost of Chinese Vase is Rs 2000. What was the original price of the object?

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$Let the original price of the object be x . According to the question, we have : 20 % of x + x = 2000 \Rightarrow \frac{20 x}{100} + x = 2000 \Rightarrow \frac{120}{100} x = 2000 \Rightarrow x = \frac{200000}{120} \Rightarrow x = 1666.67 Thus, the original price of the object was Rs 1, 666.67 .$

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After a 20% hike, the cost of Chinese Vase is Rs 2000. What was the original price of the object?

Let the original price of the object be x.According to the question, we have:20%of x +x = 2000⇒20x100+x=2000⇒120100x=2000⇒ x=200000120⇒ x=1666.67Thus, the original price of the object was Rs 1,666.67.

$Let the original price of the object be x . According to the question, we have : 20 % of x + x = 2000 \Rightarrow \frac{20 x}{100} + x = 2000 \Rightarrow \frac{120}{100} x = 2000 \Rightarrow x = \frac{200000}{120} \Rightarrow x = 1666.67 Thus, the original price of the object was Rs 1, 666.67 .$