Question

$\text{Tanvy bought a watch for Rs.1980 including VAT at}10\%\text{Find the original price of the watch.}$

Answer 1

$\text{Price of watch including VAT=Rs.1980}\text{Rate of VAT}=10\%\therefore \text{Original price of the watch}=\frac{Saleprice\times 100}{100+VAT\%}=Rs.\frac{1980\times 100}{100+10}=Rs.\frac{1980\times 100}{110}=Rs.1800$