Question:

An article was purchased for 1239 including GST of 18%. Find the price of the article before GST was added?

Updated On: Dec 1, 2023
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Solution and Explanation

Let the initial price of the article before including GST be denoted by x.

The price of the article including GST is given by the formula: Price of article including GST=Rs.1239

GST (Goods and Service Tax) is 18% of x, expressed as \(\frac{18×x}{100}=0.18×x.\)

Therefore, the equation representing the relationship between the price before GST (x) and the price after including GST is: x+(0.18×x)=1239

Solving for 1.18x=1239

Thus, the initial price before including GST (x) is: 

\(x=\frac{1239}{1.18}=\) Rs. 1050

Hence, the price of the article before GST was added is Rs. 1050.
 

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