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C.P. of a T-shirt = ` 800
\ C.P. of 3 T-shirts = ` (3 × 800) = ` 2,400

Rate of Tax = 5%
Ê 5 ˆ
\ Tax = 5% of ` 2,400 = ` Á 100 ¥ 2 400, ˜ ¯ = ` 120
Ë
So, amount paid for 3 T-shirts = ` (2,400 + 120) = ` 2,520
Hence, the total bill of the customer = ` 1,888 + ` 2,832 + ` 2,520 = ` 7,240

EXERCISE 12.3

1. A geometry box is marked for ` 325. If the rate of tax is 12%, find the amount a customer has to pay
for it.
2. Anushka and her family go out for dinner. Their total bill including 18% tax was ` 4,720. What was
the actual amount of bill excluding tax?
3. A blazer is marked in a shop for ` 2,464. Rate of tax is 12%. Akriti tells the shopkeeper to lower
the rate to an extent that she has to pay nothing more than ` 2,464 including tax. Find the reduction
required.
4. A customer paid ` 38,400 to purchase a colour TV. If this includes 28% tax, determine the marked
price of the TV.
5. The marked price of a pair of jeans is ` 800. A customer pays ` 40 as tax for it. Find the rate of tax.
6. The marked price of an item is ` 6,000. The dealer allows a discount of 4% on cash payment. If the
rate of tax is 12%, find the amount the customer has to pay to the dealer in cash to purchase it.
7. A movie ticket costs ` 400. The tax on it is 287 Find the amount a customer has to pay to buy the
ticket.
8. The marked price of a washing machine is ` 15,450. The shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on
cash payment. If GST is 18%, find the amount the customer has to pay in cash to purchase it.

PAIR ACTIVITY

Objective: To calculate discount and tax
Suppose you have bought books and stationery for your younger brother who has come to class VI.
Make a detailed list of books and stationery you have purchased from a book shop in the given format.

Name of the book/ Cost per book/item Quantity Total cost
item

Grand total

• Now assuming that the bookseller has given you 10% discount on the whole transaction,
calculate how much money you have saved as compared to the previous case where there was
no discount.
• Calculate the additional amount of money you had to pay if the bookseller charged 18% tax on the
stationery you purchased.

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