Paul buys 10 books at the sale and pays VAT of 16% on the sale price. Calculate the total amount he paid for the 10 books
Let the price of each book be x.
Total sale price of 10 books = 10x
VAT of 16% on the sale price = 0.16 * 10x = 1.6x
Total amount paid by Paul = Total sale price + VAT
= 10x + 1.6x
= 11.6x
Therefore, Paul paid 11.6 times the price of each book for the 10 books.