How Do I Work Out Vat Backwards?

VAT is 17.5% so to add on VAT simply multiply the ex VAT figure by 1.175 and to remove VAT simply divide the inc VAT number by 1.175  www.kgbanswers.co.uk

If VAT is 5 percent, then $100 is the original price plus five percent of the original price. So if the original price is x, $100 is 105 percent of x. Your equation is therefore 100 = 1.05x. Divide both sides by 1.05 for your answer. (I guarantee at  answers.yahoo.com