IP1U8 Exercise Q6

IP1U8 Exercise Q6

TGM Original Questions

Mr Ong wanted to buy a new car from a dealer. The dealer presented him with a bill which was made up of the basic cost price of the car plus a charge of \(\$12\,500\) for the Certificate of Entitlement (COE). In addition, a GST of \(7\%\) and a commission of \(2.5\%\) were charged on basic cost price of the car. The total bill, including the COE, GST and commission, came to \(\$88\,282.76\). Calculate

  1. the basic cost price of the car,
  2. the amount of GST,
  3. the ratio of the commission to the basic cost price of the car in the lowest term.

Video Solution:

Video Solution

Video solution locked

A free account saves your progress; this video needs a course plan.

Solution:

Solution locked

680+ questions here come with free worked solutions. A free account saves your questions and progress; this one needs a course plan.

Answer:(a) \(\$69\,208\), (b) \(\$4\,844.56\), (c) \(1:40\)

Need help? Join our E-Maths tuition for O-Level success.

Learn more