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.
Fill in the blanks in the sentences below (the verbs given in brackets will give you a clue).
(i) The earth trembled, but not many people felt the ____. (tremble)
(ii) When the zoo was flooded, there was a lot of _____ and many animals escaped into the countryside. (confuse)
(iii) We heard with _____ that the lion had been recaptured. (relieve)
(iv) The zookeeper was stuck in a tree and his _____ was filmed by the TV crew. (rescue)
(v) There was much _____ in the village when the snake charmer came visiting. (excite)