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While purchasing one item costing ₹400, one has to pay sales tax at 7% and on another costing ₹6400, the sales tax was 9%. The per cent of sales tax one has to pay, taking these items together on an average is:
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8 13 17
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8 15 17
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8 1 2
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Correct Option: B
According to question ,
| Sales tax on the article sold at ₹400 = | 400 × 7 | = ₹28 |
| 100 |
| Sales tax on the article sold at ₹6400 = | 6400 × 9 | = ₹ 576 |
| 100 |
Total tax = 28 + 576 = ₹ 604
| Percentage sales tax = | 604 | × 100 |
| 6800 |
| Percentage sales tax = | 151 | = 8 | 15 | % |
| 17 | 17 |
