Question

Find the original price of the food ordered if the final bill amount for the food is ₹ 3000 and GST imposed on it is 15%.

• A. ₹ 2100
• B. ₹ 2310
• C. ₹ 2780
• D. ₹ 2609

Answer 1

The correct option is D ₹ 2609

Given: Bill amount of food ordered = ₹ 3000
GST charged is 15%.

Let the price of food be x.

GST paid = 15% of x
GST paid = $\frac{15}{100}$ $\times x$
GST paid = 0.15x

Therefore,
cost of food + GST paid = final bill amount
(x + 0.15x ) = ₹ 3000
x = $\frac{3000}{1.15}$
x = ₹ 2609

Hence, the cost of the food is ₹ 2609.