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Q:

Reena took a loan of Rs. 1200 with simple interest for as many years as the rate of Interest. If she paid Rs. 432 as interest at the end of the loan period, what was the rate of interest?

A) 3.6	B) 6
C) 18	D) cannot be determined

Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 6

Explanation:

Let rate = R% and time = R years.

Then, $(\frac{1200 \times R \times R}{100}) = 432$

$12 R^{2} = 432$

=> R = 6.

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Find: S.l on Rs 68000 at $16 \frac{2}{3}$ 1 % per annum for 9 months

A) 6500	B) 7500
C) 8500	D) 9500

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 8500

Explanation:

P = 68000, R = $\frac{50}{3}$ % & T = 9 months (3/4 years)

$S . I = \frac{p \times r \times t}{100} = [\frac{(6800 \times \frac{50}{3} \times \frac{3}{4})}{100}] = R s . 8500$

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Q:

An amount doubles itself in 15 years. what is the rate of interest ?

A) 7.85 %	B) 9.41%
C) 6.66 %	D) 4.21 %

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 6.66 %

Explanation:

Let the principle be Rs. P
As the amount double itself the interest is Rs. P too
So P = P x r x 15/100
=> r = 100/15 = 20/3 % = 6.66 %.

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Find: S.l. on Rs 3000 at 18% per annum for the period from 4th

A) 118	B) 105
C) 108	D) 110

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 108

Explanation:

(24 + 31 + 18) days = 73 days = 1/5 year .

P = Rs 3000 and R = 18 % p.a.

$S . I = (\frac{3000 * 18 * \frac{1}{5}}{100})$

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Q:

A loan shark made a loan of $100 to be repaid with $120 at the end of one month. What was the annual interest rate?

A) 210%	B) 220%
C) 230%	D) 240%

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 240%

Explanation:

r=I/PT

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Q:

In how many years, Rs. 200 will produce the same interest @ 5 % as Rs. 900 produce in 2 years @ 3 ½ % ?

A) 5.2 yrs	B) 7 yrs
C) 7.9 yrs	D) 6.3 yrs

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 6.3 yrs

Explanation:

P = Rs. 900, R = 3 ½ % = 7/2 %, T = 2 years.

Therefore,

S.I. = PTR/100

S.I. = Rs. (900 x 7/2 x 2/100) = Rs. 63

Now, P = Rs. 200, S.I. = Rs. 63, R = 5 %

Time = ((100 x 63) / (200 x 5) ) years = 6.3 years.

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A certain sum is invested at simple interest at 18% p.a. for two years instead of investing at 12% p.a. for the same time period. Therefore the interest received is more by Rs. 840. Find the sum ?

A) Rs. 5858	B) Rs. 8800
C) Rs. 7000	D) Rs. 6350

Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs. 7000

Explanation:

Let the sum be Rs. S.
(S x 18 x 2)/100 - (S x 12 x 2)/100 = 840 => 36S/100 - 24S/100 = 840

=> 12S/100 = 840 => S = 7000.

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Q:

A Rent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C for 4 years on simple interest at the same rate of interest and received Rs. 2200 in all from both of them as interest. The rate of interest per annum is:

A) 5%	B) 7%
C) 7.5%	D) 10%

Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10%

Explanation:

Let the rate be R% p.a.

Then, $\frac{5000 \times r \times 2}{100} + \frac{3000 \times r \times 4}{100} = 2200$

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