Question

Salim bought an article for $Rs.784$ which included GST of $12\%$. What is the price of the article before GST was added ?

Answer 1

Let the original price of the article be $Rs.x$

Amount of GST to be added = $12\%\text{of}x=Rs.0.12x$

Selling price of the article = Original price + GST

$\Rightarrow x+0.12x=784$

$\Rightarrow 1.12x=784$

$\Rightarrow x=\frac{784}{1.12}=700$

Therefore, original price of the article is $Rs.700$.