Sunita purchases a bicycle for Rs 660. She has paid a VAT of 10%. Find the list price of the bicycle?

Explanation

To find the list price of the bicycle purchased by Sunita, we can follow these steps:

### Step 1: Understand the relationship between the list price (X) and the final price paid (Rs. 660).
Sunita pays Rs. 660 for the bicycle, which includes a 10% VAT on the list price. This means that the final price is the list price plus the VAT.

### Step 2: Set up the equation.
Let the list price of the bicycle be X. The VAT is 10% of X, which can be expressed as \( \frac{10}{100} \times X = \frac{X}{10} \). Therefore, the equation representing the total amount paid is:
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