Problem: if the sales tax reduced from 3 1 / 2 % to 3 1 / 3 % , then what difference does it make to a person who purchases an article with market price of rs . 9600 ?
Rationale: required difference = [ 3 ½ % of rs . 9600 ] – [ 3 1 / 3 % of rs . 9600 ] = [ ( 7 / 20 - ( 10 / 3 ) ] % of rs . 9600 = 1 / 6 % of rs . 9600 = rs . [ ( 1 / 6 ) 8 ( 1 / 100 ) * 9600 ] = rs . 16 . answer is e .
annotated_formula: divide(multiply(subtract(add(divide(1, 2), 3), add(divide(1, 3), 3)), 9600), const_100)