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Can someone here please explain this ?

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  • This topic has 1 reply, 2 voices, and was last updated 10 years ago by Sir Insanity.
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  • November 23, 2014 at 7:43 pm #212484
    myacca1990
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    Illustration
    If sales tax is at 20%, then the cost structure would be:
    Net amount + sales tax = Gross amount
    100 20 120
    Once that is established then you can easily move between any of the sales figures
    using proportions

    1)Net amount = 280: therefore
    Net amount + sales tax = Gross amount
    100 20 120
    280 ? ?
    sales tax = 280 x 20/100 = 56, and
    gross amount = 280 x 120/100 = 336

    2) Tax = 40: therefore
    Net amount + sales tax = Gross amount
    100 20 120
    ? 40 ?
    net amount = 40 x100/20 = 200, and
    gross amount = 40x 120/20 = 240
    3) Gross amount = 840: therefore
    Net amount + sales tax = Gross amount
    100 20 120
    ? 40 ?
    sales tax = 840 x 20/120 = 140, and
    net amount = 840 x 100/120 = 700

    Please explain example 2 and 3 with some detail because i am unable to understand them ?

    December 17, 2014 at 3:10 pm #220993
    Sir Insanity
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    Yo bro,
    This is pretty easy.
    You have three values (percentages) representing three ‘items’. That is:
    100 represents NP (Net Price), 20 represents T (T) and 120 represents Gross Price (GP).

    Solve the questions like you would a math problem.

    We go abt it like this:

    Take the given value
    Divide it by the number it is represented with (see above)
    And then Multiply it by no. representing the value you WANT to figure out.

    Ex2:
    You have Tax = 40.
    Divide it by no. representing T ie by 20
    If you want to find out GP, multiply this by 120
    If you want NP, multiply by 100
    That’s it!

    So for GP = T*120/20 = 40*120/20 = 240
    For NP = T*100/20 = 40*100/20 = 200

    Ex3:
    You have GP = 840
    Divide it by representing digits aka by 120
    For finding T, multiply by 20
    For NP, multiply by 100

    Hence, it’s like:
    T = 840*20/120 = 140
    NP = 840*100/120 = 700

    So… Got it? If you don’t, don’t hesitate to tell, yeah?

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