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The following question based on simple interest topic of quantitative aptitude
(a) Rs.450
(b) Rs.112.50
(c) Rs.150
(d) Rs.225
The correct answers to the above question in:
Answer: (d)
Using Rule 1,
Case I :
S.I. = ${5000 × 2 × 4}/100$ = Rs.400
Case II :
S.I. = ${5000 × 25 × 2}/{100 × 4}$ = Rs.625
Gain = Rs.(625 - 400) = Rs.225
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Question : 1
In how many years will a sum of Rs.3,000 yield a simple interest of Rs.1,080 at 12% per annum ?
a) 2$1/2$ years
b) 3 years
c) 3$1/2$ years
d) 2 years
Answer »Answer: (b)
Using Rule 1,
Time = ${SI × 100}/{\text"Principal × Rate"$
= ${1080 × 100}/{3000 × 12} = 3$ years
Question : 2
A sum of money amounts to Rs.850 in 3 years and to Rs.925 in 4 years at some rate of simple interest. The sum is :
a) Rs.600
b) Rs.550
c) Rs.700
d) Rs.625
Answer »Answer: (d)
Interest for 1 year
= Rs.(925 - 850) = Rs.75
If a sum becomes $a_1$ in $t_1$ years and $a_2$ in $t_2$ years then rate of interest
= ${100(a_2 - a_1)}/({a_1t_2 - a_2t_1})%$
= ${100(925 - 850)}/{850 × 4 - 3 × 925} = 7500/625$ = 12%
Principal = ${SI × 100}/{\text"Time × Rate"$
= ${75 × 100}/{1 × 12}$ = Rs.625
Using Rule 12,
P = $({A_2T_1 - A_1T_2}/{T_1 - T_2})$
= ${925 × 3 - 850 × 4}/{3 - 4}$
= ${2775 - 3400}/{-1}$
= ${- 625}/{- 1}$ = Rs.625
Question : 3
A sum of money at some rate of simple interest amounts to Rs.2,900 in 8 years and to Rs.3,000 in 10 years. The rate of interest per annum is
a) 2$1/2$%
b) 4%
c) 2%
d) 3%
Answer »Answer: (c)
Principal + interest for 8 years= Rs.2900... (i)
Principal + interest for 10 years = Rs.3000 ... (ii)
Subtracting equation (i) from (ii)
Interest for 2 years = Rs.100
Interest for 8 years
= $100/2 × 8$ = Rs.400
From equation (i),
Principal = Rs.(2900 - 400) = Rs.2500
Rate = ${S.I × 100}/{\text"Time × Principal"}$
= ${400 × 100}/{8 × 2500} = 2%$
Using Rule 12,
R = $({A_1 - A_2}/{A_2T_1 - A_1T_2})$ × 100
= $({2900 - 3000}/{3000 × 8 - 2900 × 10})$ × 100
=$({- 100}/{24000 - 29000}) × 100$
= ${-100}/{-5000}$ × 100 = 2%
Question : 4
A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs.1,012 in 2$1/2$ years and to Rs.1,067.20 in 4 years. The rate of interest per annum is :
a) 3%
b) 2.5%
c) 5%
d) 4%
Answer »Answer: (d)
Principal + S.I. for $5/2$ years = Rs.1012 ...(i)
Principal + S.I. for 4 years = Rs.1067.20 ...(ii)
Subtracting equation (i) from (ii)
S.I. for $3/2$ years = Rs.55.20
S.I. for $5/2$ years
= $55.20 × 2/3 × 5/2$ = Rs.92
Principal
= Rs.(1012 - 92) = Rs.920
Rate = ${92 × 100}/{920 × 5/2}$
= ${2 × 92 × 100}/{920 × 5}$ = 4%
Using Rule 12,
R = $({A_1 - A_2}/{A_2T_1 - A_1T_2})$ × 100
= $({1012 - 1067.20}/{1067.20 × 5/2 - 1012 × 4}) × 100$
= ${- 55.2}/({2668 - 4048}) × 100$
= ${- 55.2}/{- 1380} × 100$ = 4%
Question : 5
A man lent Rs.60,000, partly at 5% and the rest at 4% simple interest. If the total annual interest is Rs.2560, the money lent at 4% was
a) Rs.44000
b) Rs.40000
c) Rs.45000
d) Rs.30000
Answer »Answer: (a)
Using Rule 1Simple Interest (S.I.)= ${\text"Principal × Rate × Time"/100$ orS.I. = ${\text"P × R × T"/100$P = ${\text"S.I." × 100}/\text"R × T"$, R = ${\text"S.I." × 100}/\text"P × T"$, T = ${\text"S.I." × 100}/\text"P × R"$ A = P + S.I. or S.I. = A - P
Let the amount lent at 4% be x
Amount lent at 5% = (60000 - x )
According to the question,
${(60000 - x) × 5 × 1}/100 + {x × 4 × 1}/100$ = 2560
300000 - 5x + 4x = 256000
x = 300000 - 256000 = Rs.44000
Question : 6
A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts to Rs.720 after 2 years and to Rs.1020 after a further period of 5 years. The sum is :
a) Rs.600
b) Rs.500
c) Rs.710
d) Rs.700
Answer »Answer: (a)
Principal + SI for 2 years = Rs.720 .... (i)
Principal + SI for 7 years = Rs.1020 .....(ii)
Subtracting equation (i) from (ii) get,
SI for 5 years
= Rs.(1020 - 720) = Rs.300
SI for 2 years
= Rs.300 × $2/5$ = Rs.120
Principal = Rs.(720 - 120) = Rs.600
Using Rule 12,
P = $({A_2T_1 - A_1T_2}/{T_1 - T_2})$
= $({1020 × 2 - 720 × 7}/{2 - 7})$
= $({2040 - 5040}/{- 5})$
= ${- 3000}/{- 5}$ = Rs.600
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