If the price of a watch is increased by 15%, the increase in the price is rs 90. What was the price of watch earlier?
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If the price of a watch is increased by 15%, the increase in the price is rs 90. What was the price of watch earlier?
Please give step by step explanation.
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15% was increased from the actual price and the 15%=90
then we need to find the actual price,
let the actual price be 'x',
15% of actual price = 90
or, 15/100 × x=90
or,15x = 90×100
or,x=9000/15
x=600
so, actual price=600
hence, the price of the watch earlier was 600.
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