Question

Railway ticket costs Rs. $720$. A further $2\%$ tax of this amount is added to it. What is the total amount of this ticket?

Answer 1

Given,

Cost of railway Ticket $=x=Rs.720$

Tax $=t=2\%$

Total amount =$\frac{720\times (100+2)}{100}$

$=\frac{720\times 102}{100}$

$=Rs.734.40$

Total amount of ticket $=Rs.734.40$