Find the original price of a washing machine,if the price of the washing machine including a tax of 8% is Rs.8000

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$L e t t h e o r i g i n a l p r i c e o f t h e w a s h i n g m a c h i n e b e R s . x P r i c e a f t e r t a x = O r i g i n a l p r i c e + T a x o n o r i g i n a l p r i c e 8000 = x + 8 % o f x 8000 = x + \frac{8}{100} \times x 8000 = x + \frac{8 x}{100} 8000 = \frac{100 x + 8 x}{100} 8000 = \frac{108 x}{100} x = \frac{8000 \times 100}{108} x = R s . 7407.407 S o, t h e o r i g i n a l p r i c e o f t h e w a s h i n g m a c h i n e i s R s . 7407.407$

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