Practice Money multiples in n years - quantitative aptitude Online Quiz (set-1) For All Competitive Exams

Q-1)   The simple interest on a sum of money is $8/25$ of the sum. If the number of years is numerically half the rate percent per annum, then the rate percent per annum is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Using Rule 1
Simple Interest (S.I.)= ${\text"Principal × Rate × Time"/100$ or
S.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

Rate = R% per annum

Time = $R/2$ years

Rate = ${SI × 100}/\text"Principal × Time"$

R = $8/25 × 100/{R/2}$

$R^2 = {8 × 200}/25$ = 64

R = $√{64}$ = 8% per annum


Q-2)   A certain sum doubles in 7 years at simple interest. The same sum under the same interest rate will become 4 times in how many years.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Case I,

Interest = Principal

Rate = ${Interest × 100}/\text"Principal × Time"$

= $100/7%$ per annum

Case II,

Interest = 3 × Principal

Time = ${Interest × 100}/\text"Principal × Time"$

= ${3 × 100}/{100/7}$ = 3 × 7 = 21 years


Q-3)   At what rate per cent per annum will the simple interest on a sum of money be $2/5$ of the amount in 10 years ?

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Using Rule 1
Simple Interest (S.I.)= ${\text"Principal × Rate × Time"/100$ or
S.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 P be the principal and R% rate of interest.

S.I. = ${\text"PR" × 10}/100 = \text"PR"/10$

According to the question,

${PR}/10 = (P + {PR}/10) × 2/5$

$R/10 = (1 + R/10) × 2/5$

$R/10 = 2/5 + R/25$

$R/10 - R/25 = 2/5$

${5R - 2R}/50 = 2/5$

${3R}/50 = 2/5$

R = ${50 × 2}/{3 × 5} = 20/3 = 6{2}/3$%


Q-4)   The rate of simple interest per annum at which a sum of money doubles itself in 16$2/3$ years is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

According to the question,

Principal = Rs.x.

Interest = Rs.x.

Time = $50/3$ years

Rate = ${Interest × 100}/\text"Principal × Time"$

= ${x × 100}/{x × {50/3}}$

= ${100 × 3}/50$ = 6% per annum


Q-5)   A sum of money becomes $41/40$ of itself in $1/4$ years at a certain rate of simple interest. The rate of interest per annum is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let the principal be Re.1

S.I. = $41/40 - 1 = 1/40$

Now, rate = ${\text"Interest" ×100}/{\text"Principal × Time"}$

= ${1/40 × 100}/{1 × 1/4} = {100 × 4}/40$ = 10%

Using Rule 3,

R = ${(41/40 - 1) × 100%}/{1/4}$

= $1/40 × 4 × 100%$ = 10%


Q-6)   A sum of money at a certain rate per annum of simple interest doubles in the 5 years and at a different rate becomes three times in 12 years. The lower rate of interest per annum is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

The sum gets doubled in 5 years and tripled in 12 years.

Clearly rate of interest for 12 years will be lower.

Let Principal be x.

then, Rate = ${SI × 100}/\text"Principal × Time"$

= ${2x × 100}/{x × 12} = 50/3 = 16{2}/3%$

Using Rule 3,

$R_1 = {(2 - 1)}/5 × 100%$ = 20%

$R_2 = {(3 - 1)}/12 × 100% = 16{2}/3%$

Lower rate of interest =16$2/3%$


Q-7)   The rate of simple interest for which a sum of money becomes 5 times of itself in 8 years is :

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Principal = Rs.x (let)

Amount = Rs.5x

Interest = Rs.(5x - x) = Rs.4x

Rate = ${S.I. × 100}/\text"Principal × Time"$

= ${4x × 100}/{x × 8}$ = 50% per annum


Q-8)   If a sum of money doubles itself in 8 years, then the interest rate in percentage is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let principal be Rs. x.

Amount = Rs.2x

Interest = Rs.(2x - x) = Rs.x

Rate = ${S.I. × 100}/\text"Principal × Time"$

= ${x × 100}/{x × 8} = 25/2$

= 12$1/2%$ per annum


Q-9)   If a sum of money at simple interest doubles in 12 years, the rate of interest per annum is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Let the principal be x.

Amount = 2x

Interest = (2x - x) = x

Rate = ${S.I. × 100}/\text"Principal × Time"$

= ${x × 100}/{x × 12} = 25/3 = 8{1}/3%$

Using Rule 3,

R = ${(2 - 1)}/12 × 100%$

R = $25/3% = 8{1}/3$%


Q-10)   A sum amounts to double in 8 years by simple interest. Then the rate of simple interest per annum is

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

Explanation:

Principal = Rs.x

Amount = Rs.2x

Interest = 2x - x = Rs.x

Rate = ${SI × 100}/\text"Principal × Time"$

= ${x × 100}/{x × 8} = 25/2$ = 12.5 % per annum

Using Rule 3,

R % = ${(n - 1)}/T × 100%$

= ${(2 - 1)}/8 × 100%$ = 12.5%