SOLUTION: The amount of 15% of sales tax paid on an article comes to rs 1500.what is the actual price of the articles?

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Question 1007495: The amount of 15% of sales tax paid on an article comes to rs 1500.what is the actual price of the articles?
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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If 15% of the cost of the item is 1500, we can write
.15x = 1500
x = 1500/.15 = 10000 rs