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The time required so that Rs 450 may increase to Rs 576 (the rate of simple interest being 7% per annum) is

  1. 2 years

  2. 3 years

  3. 4 years

  4. 6 years


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Simple interest will be(576-450)=Rs126

 Let the Time required  be t
As per formula,
$Simple\quad Interest=\frac { P\times t\times r }{ 100 } $
$126=\frac { 450\times t\times 7 }{ 100 } $
$315t=1260$
$t=\frac { 1260 }{ 315 } =4$
Time required will be 4 years


The _______ is the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use.

  1. principal

  2. interest

  3. rate of interest

  4. amount


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

The rate of interest is the percentage of a sum of money charged for its use.

If the simple interest on a certain sum of money is $\displaystyle \frac{4}{25}$th of the sum and the rate per cent equals the number of years, then the rate of interest per annum is

  1. $2$%

  2. $4$%

  3. $5$%

  4. $6$%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

$\Rightarrow$   Let the principal be $Rs.x$.

$\Rightarrow$   Then, Simple Interest = $\dfrac{4}{25}x.$
$\Rightarrow$    Let the rate of interest per annum be $r\%$ then time ( T)= $r$ years.
$\Rightarrow$   $R=\dfrac{100\times S.I.}{P\times T}$

$\Rightarrow$   $r=\dfrac{100\times \dfrac {4x}{25}}{x\times r}$

$\Rightarrow$   $r^2=\dfrac{400}{25}$

$\Rightarrow$   $r=\dfrac{20}{5}=4\%$

John earned Rs. $100$ as simple interest on Rs. $600$ for $6$ months. Find the annual rate of interest.

  1. $11.11\%$

  2. $32.11\%$

  3. $33.33\%$

  4. $30\%$


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Here, $S.I.=$ Rs. $100,\,P=$ Rs. $600$ and $T=6$ months $=\dfrac{1}{2}$ year

We know $S.I.=\dfrac{P\times R\times T}{100}$
$\Rightarrow$ $100=\dfrac{600\times R\times 1}{2\times 100}$
$\Rightarrow$ $R=\dfrac{20000}{600}$
$\Rightarrow$ $R=33.33\%$

You invested Rs. $1500$ and received Rs. $5000$ after three years. What had been the interest rate?

  1. $111.11\%$

  2. $222.22\%$

  3. $99.99\%$

  4. $77.77\%$


Correct Option: D
Explanation:
Here, $P=$ Rs. $1500\,A=$ Rs. $5000$ and $T=3$ years
$\Rightarrow$ $S.I=A-P=$ Rs. $5000-$ Rs. $1500=$ Rs. $3500$
$\Rightarrow$ $S.I.=\dfrac{P\times R\times T}{100}$
$\Rightarrow$ $3500=\dfrac{1500\times R\times 3}{100}$
$\Rightarrow$ $R=\dfrac{3500\times 100}{4500}$
Therefore, $R=77.77\%$

What rate will amount to Rs. $33,080$ in three years, if the principle amount was Rs $10,000$ respectively?

  1. $48$%

  2. $49$%

  3. $50$%

  4. $12$%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
$A=P(1+\cfrac{r}{100})^n$
$\implies 33,080=10,000[(1+\cfrac{r}{100})^3-1]\\ \implies 1+\cfrac{r}{100}=(33080/10000)^{1/3}\\ \implies r=49$.
Hence rate of intererst is $49\%$ per annum.

Find rate, when principal = Rs. $30,000$; interest = Rs. $900$; time = $3$ years.

  1. $1$%

  2. $2$%

  3. $4$%

  4. $5$%


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Under simple interest,


Interest $= Principal \times rate \times time$

Principal $=$ Rs. $30000$
Rate $= r$
Time $= 3$ years
Interest $=$ Rs. $900$

$\Rightarrow 900 = 30000 \times r \times 3$
$\therefore r = 0.01$ or $1\%$

At which percent per annum simple interest will double a sum of money in 12 years?

  1. $8\dfrac { 1 }{ 3 }\%$

  2. $24\%$

  3. $\dfrac { 25 }{ 4 }\%$

  4. $8.25\%$


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Let,

Principle P = 100
Amount A = 200
Time T = 12 years
Interest = Rs. 100
Rate of Interest = $\dfrac{(Interest)}{Time}$ = $\dfrac{100}{12}$ = $\dfrac{25}{3}$ = 8$\dfrac{1}{3}$%
Option A is correct

A man invests half his capital at the rate of l0% per annum, one-third at 9% and the rest at 12% per annum. The average rate of interest per annum which he gets, is

  1. 9%

  2. 10%

  3. 10.5%

  4. 12%


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Using the rule of weighted average,
The average rate of interest = $\displaystyle \dfrac{\dfrac{1}{2} \, \times \, 10 \, + \, \dfrac{1}{3} \, \times \, 9 \, + \, \dfrac{1}{6} \, \times \, 12}{\dfrac{1}{2} \, + \, \dfrac{1}{3} \, + \,\dfrac{1}{6}}$
= 5 + 3 + 2 = 10%

If $P=5,000$, $T=1$, $S.I.=$Rs. $300$, R will be.

  1. $5\%$

  2. $4\%$

  3. $6\%$

  4. None of the above


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

$I = ₹300$ 

$P= ₹5000$
$T= 1$ 
$ I = \cfrac{P\times R \times T }{100}$
$ 300 = \cfrac{5000 \times 1 \times R }{100 }$
$ R= \cfrac{300 }{50} = 6$%