Question 89
If a water bill is paid before the due date, overall there is a reduction of 5% on the bill amount. A person paid the bill before the due date he got a reduction of ₹250. Find the amount of the water bill.
Solution
Since the reduction is ₹250, which is 5% of the total bill amount.
Hence, the total due amount is x, whose 5% is ₹250.
This gives us: 5% of x is ₹250, which makes x as 5% is ₹5,000
