Simple Interest Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  SIMPLE  INTEREST  QUESTIONS

 

 

1. Principal: The money borrowed or lent out for a certain period is called the principal or the sum.

 

2. Interest: Extra money paid for using other's money is called interest

 

3. Simple Interest (S.I.) : If the interest on a sum borrowed for a certain period is reckoned uniformly, then it is called simple interest.

Let Principal = P, Rate = R% per annum (p.a.) and Time = T years. Then,

(i)  S.I=P×T×R100

(ii)  P=100×S.IR×T ; R=100×S.IP×T and T=100×S.IP×R

Q:

There is 40% increase in an amount in 8 years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs. 10000 after 3 years at the same rate?

A) Rs 1576.25 B) Rs 6305
C) Rs 7881.25 D) Rs 4728.75
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) Rs 1576.25

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R borrowed Rs. 1,200 at 13% per annum simple interest. What amount will R pay to clear the debt after 5 years?

A) Rs.1,860 B) Rs.1,800
C) Rs.1,980 D) Rs.2,000
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) Rs.1,980

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There is 40% increase in an amount in 10 years at simple interest. What will be the compound interest of Rs 25000 after 2 years at the same rate?

A) Rs 4080 B) Rs 5100
C) Rs 3060 D) Rs 2040
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) Rs 2040

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If a sum of money doubles itself in 8 yrs, then the interest rate in percentage is ?

A) 8 1⁄2% B) 10%
C) 10 1⁄2 % D) 12 1⁄2 %
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 12 1⁄2 %

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Alipta got some amount of money from her father. In how many years will the ratio of the money and the interest obtained from it be 10:3 at 6% simple interest per annum?

A) 7 years B) 3 years
C) 5 years D) 4 years
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 5 years

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A person borrows some money for 8 years at a rate of simple interest. If the ratio of principal and total interest is 5 : 8, then what is the rate ( inpercentage) of interest?

A) 10 B) 20
C) 25 D) 30
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 20

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Rs. x invested at 9% simple interest per annum for 5 years yields the same interest as that on Rs. y invested at 6.25% simple interest per annum for 8 years. Find x:y.

 

 

A) 16:15   B) 10:9  
C) 45:50   D) 5:8
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 10:9  

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A sum of money (P) doubles in 10 years. How much would it be in 20 years at the same rate of simple interest?

A) P B) 2P
C) 3P D) 4P
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3P

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