Question

An article was purchased for $Rs.1239$ including $GST$ of $18\%$. Find the price of the article before $GST$ was added?

Answer 1

Given that the price of an article including GST of $18\%$ is $Rs.1239$

Let the price of the article before GST be $x$

Therefore, $x+18\%ofx=1239$

$⟹x+\frac{18x}{100}=1239$

$⟹\frac{100x+18x}{100}=1239$

$⟹118x=1239\times 100$

$⟹x=\frac{1239\times 100}{118}=1050$

Therefore the price of the article before GST is $Rs.1050$.