Simple Interest by Aditya Ranjan
Simple Interest by Aditya Ranjan
LEVEL - 01 1
1. On simple interest, a certain sum becomes (a) 8 year (b) 8 year
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Rs.3400 at 12% p.a. in 3 years, Find the sum
(in Rs.) 1 2
(c) 3 year (d) 8 year
l k/kj.k C;kt ij nh xbZ ,d fuf'pr èkujkf'k 12» okf"kZd 8 3
nj ls 3 o"kZ esa 3400 #i;s gks tkrh gSA /ujkf'k (#i;s 6. A sum triple itself in 9 years at simple interest.
esa) Kkr dhft,A Find the rate of interest per annum is.
NTPC CBT-02 12/06/2022 (Shift-02) , d jkf'k lk/kj.k C;kt ij 9 o"kZ esa Loa; dh frxquh gks
tkrh gSA C;kt dh okf"kZd nj Kkr dhft,A
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(a) 2600 (b) 2800
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(c) 2450 (d) 2500
2. Find the simple interest on Rs.48750 at 16% 2 1
(a) 38 % (b) 33 %
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per annum for 73 days of a non-leap year.
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xSj&yhi o"kZ ds 73 fnuksa ds fy, 48750 #i;s ij 16»
çfr o"kZ dh nj ls lk/kj.k C;kt Kkr djsaA 1 2
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(c) 27 % (d) 22 %
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7. At 9.5% simple interest per annum a sum of
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(a) Rs.1560 (b) Rs.1600
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money became Rs. 942 in 6 years. The sum
(c) Rs.1860 (d) Rs.1500 initially invested was :
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3. What is the rate of interest per annum for
simple interest at which Rs.880 amount to 9-5» okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt ij dksbZ jkf'k 6 o"kZ esa 942
1 #- gks tkrh gSA vkjaHk esa fd;k x;k fuos'k fdruk Fkk \
Rs.913 in 1 years? (a) Rs.626 (b) Rs.675
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vftZr lk/kj.k C;kt dk mlh /ujkf'k ij 21 o"kZ esa leku becomes Rs. 915 at the end of the period.
nj ls vftZr lk/kj.k C;kt ls vuqikr D;k gS\ How much was invested initially?
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8» okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt dh nj ls 2 o"kZ 9 eghus ds
(a) 8 : 21 (b) 21 : 5 fy, fuos'k dh xbZ jkf'k vof/ ds var esa 915 #i;s gks
(c) 5 : 21 (d) 21 : 8 tkrh gSA çkjaHk esa fdruk fuos'k fd;k x;k Fkk\
5. A sum of money at simple interest doubles (a) Rs.725 (b) Rs.700
itself in 4 years 4 months. In how much time (c) Rs.675 (d) Rs.750
will it triple itself? 10. A borrows a sum of Rs.2000 from his friend B
, d /ujkf'k lk/kj.k C;kt ij 4 o"kZ 4 ekg esa vius on 31 December 2007 on the condition that he
will return the sum after one year with simple
vki nqxuh gks tkrh gSA fdrus le; esa ;g vius vki interest at 8%. However, A gets into a position
frxquk gks tk,xk\ of returning the money on 1 July 2008. How
NTPC CBT-1 27/01/2021 (Shift-01) much amount he has to return to B?
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gqvkA 6» ij fuosf'kr jkf'k fdruh gS\
o"kks± ds fy, ,d jkf'k m/kj nh Fkh vkSj vjhiQ us bl jkf'k
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(a) Rs.2,000 (b) Rs.3,000
dks ujs'k dks 20» okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt nj ij 3 o"kks± ds (c) Rs.4,000 (d) Rs.5,000
fy, m/kj fn;kA ;fn vjhiQ dks 3 o"kks± ds ckn 1560
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16. Tanil Kumar took a loan of Rs.24,000 at
#i;s dk C;kt çkIr gqvk] rks dqekj us vjhiQ dks fdruh simple interest for the same number of years
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jkf'k m/kj nh Fkh
\ as the rate of interest. If he paid Rs.19,440
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as interest at the end of the loan tenure, what
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was the rate of interest?
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(a) Rs.6200 (b) Rs.5600
(c) Rs.5400 (d) Rs.5200
rfuy dqekj us C;kt nj ds leku o"kks± ds fy, lk/kj.k
C;kt ij 24]000 #i;s dk ½.k fy;k ;fn mUgksaus ½.k
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12. Ms. Ayesha borrowed Rs.1000 at 5% per
annum simple interest. What amount (in
vof/ ds var esa C;kt ds :i esa 19]440 #i;s dk Hkqxrku
rupees) will she pay to clear her debt after fd;k] rks C;kt nj D;k Fkh\
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4 years?
Jherh vk;'kk lk/kj.k C;kt dh 5» okf"kZd nj ij 1000 (a) 10% (b) 9%
(c) 8% (d) 8.5%
#i;s m/kj ysrh gSA 4 o"kZ ckn ½.k pqdrk djus ds fy,
di M
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20. The difference between the simple interest on a (a) 8 year (b) 3 year
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fixed amount for 7 years and on the same
amount for 12 years is Rs.2,500. If the rate of 1 1
(c) 8 (d) 3
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year year
interest is 10% p.a., then the amount is: 3 8
, d fuf'pr jfk'k 7 o"kks± ds fy, vkSj mlh jkf'k ij 12 o"kks±
25. A person lent Rs.23000 to B for 3 years and
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ds fy, lk/kj.k C;ktksa dk varj #- 2]500 gSA ;fn C;kt dh Rs.19000 to C for 4 years on simple interest
nj 10» okf"kZd gS] rks ml jkf'k dh x.kuk dhft,\ at the same rate of interest and received
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Rs.3625 in all from both of them as interest.
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What is the annual rate of interest?
(a) Rs.6,000 (b) Rs.4,500
, d O;fDr us B dks 3 Ok"kksaZ ds fy, 23000 #i;s C rFkk
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28. Anuradha invests her money in a firm where (a) 20% (b) 25%
the principle amount becomes 3 times in 10
years. What is the yearly rate of simple interest 1 2
(c) 12 % (d) 16 %
offered by the firm? 2 3
vuqjk/k viuk iSlk ,d iQeZ eas fuos'k djrh gS] tgk¡
33. The simple interest on a certain sum for 3
years at 14% p.a. is Rs.4,200 less than the
ewy jkf'k 10 o"kksaZ eas 3 xquk gks tkrh gS] iQeZ }kjk nh
simple interest on the same sum for 5 years
tkus okyh lk/kj.k C;kt dh ok£"kd nj D;k gS\ at the same rate. Find the sum.
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(a) 25% (b) 20% nj ls lk/kj.k C;kt] leku jkf'k ij leku nj ij 5
(c) 22% (d) 18% Ok"kksaZ ds lk/kj.k C;kt ls 4]200 #i;s de gSA jkf'k
29. In how many years will a sum of Rs.1200 Kkr dhft,A
double at the rate of 4% annual simple
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interest?
(a) Rs.16,000 (b) Rs.10,000
4» okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt dh nj ij 1200 #i;s dh jkf'k
(c) Rs.15,000 (d) Rs.12,000
fdrus o"kks± esa nksxquh gks tk,xh\
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34. Find the simple interest for an amount of Rs.
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(a) 19 (b) 20 2500 at 8 % per annum for the period from
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an by
(c) 25 (d) 18 1st March 2018 to 12th may 2018.
30. The monthly income of Mr. Roy is Rs.18,000. 1 ekpZ 2018 ls 12 ebZ 2018 dh vofèk ds fy, 2500
n
He took a loan of Rs.30,000 on simple
interest for 3 years at the rate of 5% per 1
#i;s dh jkf'k ij 8 % izfr o"kZ dh nj ls lkèkkj.k
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annum. The amount that he will pay as simple 4
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interest in 3 years is what percent of his C;kt Kkr dhft,A
monthly salary?
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jkW; dh ekfld vk; 18]000 #i;s gSA mlus 5» dh ok£"kd (a) Rs.32.25 (b) Rs.38.25
nj ls 3 o"kZ ds fy, lk/kj.k C;kt ij 30]000 #i;s (c) Rs.23.25 (d) Rs.41.25
dk ½.k fy;kA og 3 o"kksaZ
esa lk/kj.k C;kt ds :i eas 35. A certain sum is lent at x% p.a. simple
ty a
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SSC CGL 13/12/2022 (Shift- 01) this sum is equal to one-third of the sum.
(a) 30% (b) 35% What is the value of x?
(c) 20% (d) 25% x
31. A person borrows Rs.15,000 for 5 years at ,d fuf'pr jkf'k o"kks± ds fy,
x% çfr o"kZ lk/kj.k
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10%. He immediately lends it to another
person at 13%. Find his gain in the
C;kt ij m/kj nh tkrh gSA bl jkf'k ij izkIr lk/kj.k C;kt]
transaction. jkf'k ds ,d frgkbZ ds cjkcj gSA
x dk eku D;k gksxk\
,d O;fÙkQ 15]000 #i;s m/kj ysrk gSA 10» ij 5 lky (a) 9 (b) 10
ds fy, og rqjar bls nwljs O;fÙkQ dks 13» ij m/kj ns (c) 6 (d) 12
nsrk gSA lkSns esa mldk ykHk Kkr dhft,A 36. One-fourth of an amount was loaned at simple
interest with 2% rate of interest and the
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(a) 2250 (b) 2150 remaining part was lent on simple interest at
(c) 2525 (d) 2225 3% rate of interest. What is the average rate
32. A merchant claims to lend money at the rate of interest for the whole amount?
of 20% per annum simple interest. However, ,d jkf'k dk ,d pkSFkkbZ 2» lk/kj.k C;kt nj ij
he takes the interest in advance when the m/kj fn;k x;k Fkk vkSj 'ks"k Hkkx 3» C;kt nj ij
lends a sum for 2 year at what rate does he lk/kj.k C;kt ij m/kj fn;k x;k FkkA iwjh jkf'k ds fy,
lend the money actually?
vkSlr C;kt nj D;k gSa\
,d O;kikjh 20» çfr o"kZ lk/kj.k C;kt dh nj
ij iSlk m/kj nsus dk nkok djrk gSA gkykafd] tc 1 3
(a) 2 % (b) 2 %
og 2 lky ds fy, jkf'k m/kj nsrk gS rks og vfxze 4 4
:i ls C;kt ysrk gS] og okLro esa fdl nj ij 1 3
(c) 1 % (d) %
iSlk m/kj nsrk gS\ 4 4
r
3 o"kZ esa 5]000 :i;s ij nks cSadksa ds lk/kj.k C;kt dk
1
varj 500 :i;s gSA ;fn nks cSadksa esa C;kt dh çfro"kZof 3 years. The sum invested was:
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nj R1 rFkkR2 gS] rksR1 & R2 dk eku D;k gS\ (tgk¡
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R 1 > R 2) 1
,d /ujkf'k 5» okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt ij 3 o"kZ ds
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1 1
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(a) 5 % (b) 3 % var esa dqy 2]790 #- gks tkrh gSA fuos'k dh xbZ jkf'k
3 3
fdruh Fkh\
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1 1 (a) Rs.2350 (b) Rs.2400
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(c) 1 % (d) 2 %
3 3 (c) Rs.2600 (d) Rs.2550
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39. The amount payable on maturity of a certain 43. A certain sum amounts to Rs.15,748 in 3 years
sum of money invested for 5 years at a certain at r % p.a. simple interest. The same sum amounts
percentage p.a. is Rs.9,800 and the amount to Rs.16,510 at (r + 2) % p.a. simple interest in
payable on maturity of the same sum of the same time. What is the value of r?
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:i;s gS vkSj leku nj ij 10 o"kZ ds fy, fuosf'kr leku (a) 8% (b) 9.5%
/ujkf'k dh ifjiDork ij ns; /ujkf'k 12]600 :i;s gSA (c) 9% (d) 8.5%
;fn nksuksa ekeyksa esa lk/kj.k C;kt fn;k tkrk gS] rks44.
okf"kZd
A man invests money in three different
C;kt nj Kkr dhft, schemes for 6 years, 10 years and 12 years,
at 10%, 12% and 15% simple interest,
(a) 6% (b) 8% respectively. If at the completion of each
(c) 10% (d) 12% scheme, he gets the same interest then the
40. A sum of Rs.x amounts to Rs.9,246 in 4 years ratio of the respective investments is:
A
and to Rs.11,298.75 in 7
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years, at y% p.a.
,d vkneh rhu vyx&vyx ;kstukvksa esa 6 lky] 10
2 lky vkSj 12 lky ds fy, Øe'k% 10»] 12» vkSj 15»
simple interest. The values of x and y are, lk/kj.k C;kt ij iSlk fuos'k djrk gSA ;fn çR;sd ;kstuk
respectively: ds iwjk gksus ij] mls leku C;kt feyrk gS] rks fuos'k dk
#- x dh jkf'k y% okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt dh nj ij 4 vuqikr gS&
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o"kZ esa #- 9]246 vkSj
7
1
o"kZ esa #- 11]298-75 gks tkrh
2 (a) 7 : 4 : 3 (b) 5 : 4 : 3
gSA Øe'k%
x vkSjy dk eku Kkr djsaA (c) 6 : 3 : 2 (d) 4 : 3 : 2
SSC CHSL 19/04/2021 (Shift- 01) 45. Two equal sums are lent at 10% and 8% p.a.
on simple interest for ‘t’ years and (t+2) years
(a) 6900 and 8.5% (b) 6800 and 8.5%
respectively. If amount received in each case
(c) 6500 and 8% (d) 7200 and 7.5% is Rs.36,900. Each sum is:
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djds m/kj fn;k x;k Fkk fd igys Hkkx ij çfr o"kZ 10» of them reach the age of 21 years. The
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original amount of Rs.35 lakh has been
dh nj ls 5 o"kZ dk lk/kj.k C;kt] nwljs Hkkx ij çfr instructed to be invested at 10% p.a simple
o"kZ 9» dh nj ls 6 o"kZ ds lkèkkj.k C;kt ds cjkcj gSA interest. How much did the elder daughter
an by
10» dh nj ij m/kj nh xbZ jkf'k Kkr dhft,A get at the time of the will?
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NTPC CBT-1 28/12/2020 (Shift-02) ,d firk us viuh 8-5 o"kZ vkSj 16 o"kZ dh nks csfV;ksa d
(a) Rs.1250 (b) Rs.1150 chp 35 yk• #i;s dh olh;r NksM+h] rkfd tc muesa ls
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çR;sd 21 o"kZ dh gks tk, rks mUgsa cjkcj jkf'k fey ldsA
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(c) Rs.1350 (d) Rs.1450
ewy jkf'k 35 yk• #i;s dks 10» okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt
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47. Mohan borrowed 10,000 rupees from ij fuos'k djus dk funZs'k fn;k x;k gSA olh;r ds le;
Sohan. Sohan charges a simple interest at
10% p.a. Mohan returned 4000 Rs. After
cM+h csVh dks fdruk /u feyk\
1 year which included the interest for first (a) Rs.17.5 Lakh (b) Rs.21 Lakh
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Mohan ended up paying. 51. If the simple interest is 12.5% more than the
principal and (n) the number of years and the
eksgu us lksgu ls 10]000 #i;s m/kj fy,A lksgu 10» rate (r) is numerically in a ratio of 2 : 1 then
okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt ysrk gSA eksgu us 1 o"kZ ds ckn
find the value of n and r.
4000 #i;s ykSVk,] ftlesa igys o"kZ dk C;kt 'kkfey gSA ;fn lk/kj.k C;kt ewy/u ls 12-5» vfèkd gS vkSj o"kks±
mlus 'ks"k jkf'k 2 vkSj o"kks± ds ckn okil dj nhA vUr esa
dh la[;k (n) vkSj nj (r) la[;kRed :i ls 2 % 1 ds
mlus dqy fdruk C;kt pqdk;k gSA vuqikr esa gS] nrks
vkSjr dk eku Kkr dhft,A
(a) 2000 (b) 2400 NTPC CBT-1 24/05/2001 (Shift-01)
(c) 2500 (d) 3000 (a) n = 12, r = 6%
48. Veeru invested Rs.10,000 at 5% Simple
annual interest, and exactly after two years, 1
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(b) n = 15, r = 7 %
Jay invested Rs. 8000 at 10% simple annual 2
interest. How many years after Veeru’s
investment, will their balances, i.e., principle (c) n = 20, r = 10%
plus accumulated interest, be equal? (d) n = 14, r = 7%
oh: us 10]000#i;s dk fuos'k 5» lk/kj.k okf"kZd C;kt52. A sum of Rs.10,000 is divided into two parts
ij fuos'k fd;k rFkk 2 lky ckn t; us 8000 #i;s dk such that the simple interest on first part for
10» lk/kj.k okf"kZd C;kt ij fuos'k fd;kA oh: ds fuos'k 2 2
8 years at 6 % p.a is double the simple
ds fdrus lky ckn] mudh 'ks"k jkf'kkfu; ewy/u vkSj 5 3
lafpr C;kt cjkcj gksxkA 3
interest on the second part for 2 years at
(a) 10 (b) 12 4
8% p.a. what is the difference between the
(c) 14 (d) 8 two parts?
,d jkf'k 10]000 :i;s dks nks Hkkxksa esa bl çdkj foHkkftr (a) Rs.10,200 (b) Rs.11,550
2 2 (c) Rs.9,900 (d) Rs.11,475
fd;k tkrk gS fd igys Hkkx ij 8 o"kks± ds fy,
6 %
5 3 56. A certain sum invested at the rate of 8% p.a.
3 1
çfro"kZ dh nj ls lk/kj.k C;kt nwljs Hkkx2ij o"kks± for 3
2
years at simple interest is Rs.2,944
4
less than the simple interest on the same sum
ds fy, 8» okf"kZd nj ls lk/kj.k C;kt dk nksxquk gSA for 10 years at double the rate of interest.
nksuksa Hkkxksa esa D;k varj gS\ The sum (in Rs.) is:
(a) Rs.1200 (b) Rs.600
,d fuf'pr jkf'k dks 8» çfr o"kZ dh nj ls 3 1 o"kZ
(c) Rs.800 (d) Rs.620 2
53. Aman invests an amount of Rs.1,05,750 at ds fy, lk/kj.k C;kt ij fuos'k fd;k tkrk gS] tks
simple interest in the name of his son, daughter mlh jkf'k ij 10 o"kZ ds fy, nksxquh C;kt nj ij
and his wife in such a way that they get the same feyus okys lk/kj.k C;kt ls 2]944 #i;s de gSA jkf'k
interest after 3, 4 and 5 years, respectively. If the (#i;s esa) gS
r
rate of interest is 5% per annum, then the amount
invested for the wife is: (a) 9,800 (b) 9,200
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(c) 9,000 (d) 9,500
dksbZ O;fDr vius csVs] csVh vkSj viuh iRuh ds uke]
#- 1]05]750 dh jkf'k lk/kj.k C;kt ij bl izdkj fuosf'kr 57. Archana took a loan of `78,000 from a bank
an by
djrk gS fd mUgsa Øe'k% 3] 4 vkSj 5 o"kZ ckn leku 3
on 24th January 2012 at 8 % per annum
n
C;kt izkIr gksrk gSA ;fn C;kt nj 5» okf"kZd gS] rks iRuh 4
ds fy, fuos'k dh xbZ jkf'k Kkr djsaA simple interest and paid it back on 18th June
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2012. Find the total amount paid by Archana.
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(a) Rs.25,000 (b) Rs.28,000
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(c) Rs.27,000 (d) Rs.30,000 vpZuk us 24 tuojh 2012 dks ,d cSad ls
8 % okf"kZd
4
54. A man buys a washing machine for Rs. 12000. lk/kj.k C;kt ij `78,000 dk ½.k fy;k vkSj bls 18
He pays Rs. 2,000 immediately and pays the
twu 2012 dks okil pqdk fn;kA vpZuk }kjk Hkqxrku dh
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Calculate the total amount to be paid by the SSC CGL 19/07/2023 (Shift-03)
washing machine.
(a) `80,723 (b) `90,730
,d vkneh 12]000 #i;s esa ,d okWf'kax e'khu •jhnrk
(c) `85,733 (d) `88,730
gSA og rqjar 2]000 #i;s dk Hkqxrku djrk gS vkSj 'ks"k
58. A sum of Rs.4,000 amounts to Rs.5,008 in
jkf'k dk Hkqxrku 1 o"kZ ckn djrk gS] ftl ij 10» okf"kZd
three years at simple interest at the rate of
nj ls lk/kj.k C;kt dk Hkqxrku djrk iM+rk gSA okf'kax x% per annum. If the interest rate becomes
e'khu ds fy, vkneh }kjk Hkqxrku dh tkus okyh dqy (x + 2.6)%, then the revised maturity
jkf'k dh x.kuk dhft,A amount will be:
NTPC CBT-1 23/01/2021 (Shift-02) x% okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt dh nj ij #- 4]000 dh
(a) Rs. 13,000 (b) Rs. 12,000 jkf'k rhu o"kZ esa #- 5]008 gks tkrh gSA ;fn C;kt nj
A
(c) Rs. 15,000 (d) Rs. 16,000 (x + 2.6)% gks tk,] rks la'kksf/r ifjiDork jkf'k Kkr djsaA
55. Rs.21750 is invested by a person in the bank SSC CHSL 15/04/2021 (Shift- 03)
account of his two sons whose ages are 9 years
and 13 years in such a way that they will get (a) Rs.5,320 (b) Rs.5,330
equal amount at the age of 21 years at the (c) Rs.5,420 (d) Rs.5,200
rate of 4.5% per annum. Find the share of
59. A sum was invested at simple interest at x% p.a.
younger child.
1
,d O;fDr vius nks csVksa] ftudh mez 9 o"kZ vkSj 13for 2 2 years. Had it been invested at (x + 3)%
o"kZ gS] ds cSad •krs esa 21750 #i;s bl çdkj fuos'k for the same time, it would have fetched Rs.585
djrk gS fd 21 o"kZ dh vk;q esa mUgsa 4-5» çfr o"kZ more. The simple interest on the same sum for
dh nj ls cjkcj jkf'k feysxhA NksVs cPps dk fgLlk 2
4 years at 14% p.a. is:
Kkr dhft,A 3
r
annum for the next two years, and 10% per leku lk/kj.k C;kt dh nj ij ,d èkujkf'k 6 o"kZ ds
annum for the period beyond 5 years. If he
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paid a total simple intrest of `12,750 at the ckn 12000 #- vkSj 9 o"kZ ds ckn 15000 #- gks tkrh
end of 7 years, then how much money did he gSA C;kt dh okf"kZd nj fdruh gS\
an by
borrow? NTPC CBT-1 21/01/2021 (Shift-01)
jfo us igys rhu o"kks± ds fy, 5» çfr o"kZ] vxys nks o"kks±
n
1 2
ds fy, 8» çfr o"kZ vkSj 5 o"kZ ls vf/d dh vof/ ds fy, (a) 16 % (b) 16 %
3 3
10» çfr o"kZ dh nj ls dqN iSls m/kj fy,A ;fn mlus 7
ja
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lky ds var esa 12]750 #i;s dk dqy lk/kj.k C;kt pqdk;k] (c) 16% (d) 18
2
%
rks mlus fdruk iSlk m/kj fy;k\ 3
a th
(c) `27000 (d) 24,000 Rs.7,60,000 after seven years, how much
amount (in Rs.) should one deposit to fulfil
61. Kirti invested a sum of money at a certain
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the requirement?
rate of simple interest per annum for 3
years in “Bachat scheme”. Had she invested ,d jkf'k ,d cSad eas tek dh tkrh gS tks lk/kj.k
the same sum in “Shiksha scheme” for 3 C;kt nsrk gSA jkf'k 3 o"kksaZ esa 1-25 xquk gks tk
years which has a 2% higher simple interest ;fn lkr o"kksaZ ds ckn 7]60]000 #i;s dh vko';drk
rate per annum, the investment would have gks] rks ml vko';drk dks iwjk djus ds fy, fdlh
fetched Rs.540 more. How much did Kirti
dks fdruh jkf'k (#i;s esa) tek djuh pkfg,\
invest?
SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (Shift- 02)
dhfrZ us ,d ¶cpr ;kstuk¸ esa okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt dh (a) 5,20,000 (b) 5,70,000
,d fuf'pr nj ij ,d jkf'k dk fuos'k 3 o"kkZsa ds fy,
(c) 4,80,000 (d) 6,00,000
fd;kA ;fn mlus leku jkf'k dk fuos'k 3 o"kksZa dh vof/
65. A bank charges simple interest for `K at the
ds fy, ¶f'k{kk ;kstuk¸ esa igys okyh okf"kZd C;kt nj ls
A
1
2» vf/d dh nj ij fd;k gksrk] rks mls fuosf'kr jkf'k ij rate of r 2 for n2 years. Another bank charges
:i;s 540 vf/d dk C;kt izkIr gksrkA dhfrZ us fdruh 3
simple interest for `L at the rate of r 2 for n3
jkf'k dk fuos'k fd;k Fkk\
years and gives the same interest. The ratio
SSC MTS 05/07/2022 (Shift- 03) between K and L is:
(a) Rs.9500 (b) Rs.9000
,d cSad K #i;s ij o"kks± ds fy,
r 2 dh nj ls
1
n2
(c) Rs.7000 (d) Rs.8000
lkèkkj.k C;kt ysrk gSA ,d vU; cSad
L #i;s ij n3 o"kks±
62. The difference of simple interest from two
ds fy, r 2 dh nj ls lkèkkj.k C;kt ysrk gS vkSj leku
3
banks on Rs.8,000 in 3 years is Rs. 800. If
the rate of interest per annum in two banks
are R1 and R2, then what is the value of R1 C;kt nsrk gSA
K vkSjL ds chp dk vuqikr D;k gS\
– R2? (Where R1 > R2) SSC CHSL 02/07/2024 (Shift-01)
66. The simple interest on a certain sum for 3 ;fn a, b, c rhu jkf'k;k¡ bl çdkj gSa fdb, a ij
years at 8% p.a is Rs.90 more than simple lk/kj.k C;kt gS vkSjc, b ij ,d gh le; ds fy,
interest at 9% p.a for 2 years on the same vkSj leku C;kt nj ij lk/kj.k C;kt gS] rks a, b, c
sum. The sum is (in rupees): ds chp D;k laca/ gS\
,d fuf'pr /ujkf'k ij 8» çfr o"kZ dh nj ls 3 o"kks±
(a) abc = 1 (b) a² = bc
ds fy, lk/kj.k C;kt leku /ujkf'k ij 9» çfr o"kZ dh
nj ls 2 o"kks± ds fy, lk/kj.k C;kt ls 90 vf/d gSA (c) c² = ac (d) b² = ac
èkujkf'k D;k gS (#i;s esa)\ 71. P1, P2, P3 are invested at 4%, 6%, 8%
respectively such that the Simple Interests
RRB ALP & TECH 30/08/2018 (Shift-02)
r
from all the three at the end of the year are
(a) Rs.1900 (b) Rs.2250 equal. If the sum of three investments is
si
Rs.2600, then find the values of P1, P2 and
(c) Rs.1850 (d) Rs.1500
P3 respectively.
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67. In how many least number of complete years
a sum of money become more than four times dks Øe'k% 4%, 6%, 8% ij bl çdkj
P1, P2, P3
fuos'k fd;k tkrk gS] fd o"kZ ds var esa rhuksa jkf'k;ksa
n
of itself at the rate of 50% per annum on
simple interest? çkIr lk/kj.k C;kt cjkcj gSA ;fn rhuksa fuosf'kr jkf'k;ksa
dk ;ksx #-2600 gSA rks Øe'k% P1, P2, vkSj P3 dk
ja
,d jkf'k 50 » izfro"kZ dh nj ls lk/kj.k C;kt ij
R s
de ls de fdrus iw.kZ o"kksaZ esa Lo;a ds pkj xquk eku
ls Kkr dhft,A
vf/d gks tkrh gS\
a th
RRB JE 28/05/2019
SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (Shift- 04) (a) Rs.1200, Rs.600, Rs.800
(a) 9 years (b) 7 years (b) Rs.1200, Rs.800, Rs.600
ty a
(a) Rs.6,655 (b) Rs.6,864 yh xbZ FkhA pkj eghuksa ds ckn] 6000 vkSj
#i;sm/kj
(c) Rs.3,975 (d) Rs.3,744 fy;k x;k vkSj dqy ewy/u ij C;kt dh nj fiNyh nj
69. Amount of Rs.12000 become Rs.16000 at a ls nksxquh dj nh xbZA o"kZ ds var esa] 2800 dks C;kt
certain rate of interest in 4 years. If rate of :i esa Hkqxrku fd;k x;k FkkA og nj Kkr dhft, tks
interest would by 6% more, then find the vkjaHk esa ykxw FkhA
amount at the end of 8 years.
(a) 12% (b) 16%
12000 #i;s dh jkf'k 4 lky esa ,d fuf'pr C;kt nj
ij 16000 #i;s gks tkr hgSaA ;fn C;kt dh nj 6» vf/ (c) 10% (d) 14%
d gksrh gS] rks 8 o"kZ ds var esa jkf'k Kkr dhft,A73. A sum of Rs.9200 was lent partly at 5% p.a.
and the rest at 8% p.a., both at simple interest.
(a) 24760 (b) 25760
Total interest received after 3 years was
(c) 23020 (d) 24660 Rs.1812. The sum (in Rs.) lent at 5% p.a. was.
9200 #i;s dh jkf'k vkaf'kd :i ls 5» okf"kZd nj ij 48]500 #i;s dk ,d fgLlk 15» çfr o"kZ ds lk/kj.k
m/kj nh xbZ FkhA vkSj 'ks"k 8» çfr o"kZ dh nj ls] nksuksa
C;kt ij fuos'k fd;k tkrk gSA igys fuos'k ds 2 o"kZ
lk/kj.k C;kt vftZr djrs gSaA 3 o"kks± ds ckn çkIr dqy ckn] 'ks"k /ujkf'k 10» okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt dh nj ls
C;kt 1812 #i;s FkkA 5» çfr o"kZ dh nj ls m/kj nh xbZ fuos'k dh tkrh gSA igyh /ujkf'k ds fuos'k ds le; ls
jkf'k (#i;s esa) FkhA 5 o"kZ ckn] C;kt dk vuqikr 5 % 3 gSA 10» lk/kj.k
NTPC CBT-02 16/06/2022 (Shift-01)
C;kt dh nj ij fuos'k fd;k x;k nwljk fgLlk (#i;s
esa) fdruk gS\
(a) 5200 (b) 4600
SSC CPO 29/06/2024 (Shift-01)
(c) 4400 (d) 4200
(a) 20,940 (b) 29,100
74. A person invested a sum of Rs.6,500 at x%
per annum at simple interest and a sum of (c) 24,900 (d) 19,400
Rs.7,500 at (x-2)% per annum at simple 77. A person invested some amount at the rate
interest. If the total interest earned on both of 12% per annum simple interest and
the investments for 3 years is Rs.3,750. another amount at the rate of 10% per annum
r
Then the rate of interest on the first simple interest. He received yearly interest of
investment is: Rs.125 from both the investments. But if he
si
had interchanged the amounts invested, he
,d O;fDr us lk/kj.k C;kt ij x% izfr o"kZ dh nj ls
would have received Rs.3 more as interest.
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6]500 #i;s dh jkf'k vkSj lk/kj.k C;kt ij (x – 2)% How much did he invest at 10% per annum
izfr o"kZ lk/kj.k C;kt dh nj ls 7]500 #i;s dk simple interest originally?
n
fuos'k fd;kA ;fn 3 o"kks± ds fy, nksuksa fuos'kksa ij
vftZr dqy C;kt 3]750 #i;s gSA fiQj izkFkfedh fuos'k ,d O;fÙkQ us dqN jkf'k 12» çfr o"kZ lkèkkj.k C;kt dh
ja
ij C;kt dh nj gS% nj ls vkSj nwljh jkf'k 10» çfr o"kZ lk/kj.k C;kt dh
R s
nj ls fuos'k dhA mUgsa nksuksa fuos'kksa ls 125 #i
a th
(a) 14% (b) 8% okf"kZd C;kt çkIr gqvkA ysfdu ;fn mlus fuos'k dh xbZ
(c) 10% (d) 12% jkf'k dks vkil esa cny fy;k gksrk] rks mls C;kt ds
:i esa 3 #i;s vf/d feyrsA mlus ewy :i ls 10»
75. A person invested a sum of Rs.18,600 at x%
çfr o"kZ lk/kj.k C;kt ij fdruk fuos'k fd;k\
ty a
(a) Rs.10,000 (b) Rs.12,500 80. A certain sum amounts to Rs.4,600 after 5
years and to Rs.6,000 after 8 years at the
(c) Rs.12,000 (d) Rs.13,600 same rate of simple interest per annum. What
79. A sum of ` 10000 is invested in three schemes will be the simple interest on a sum of
of simple interest. The annual interest rates are 1
respectively, 4%, 6% and 10%. ` 4000 were Rs.8,500 for 6 years at the same rate?
2
invested in the first scheme. If the total interest
earned after five years is ` 2800, then how okf"kZd lk/kj.k C;kt dh leku nj ij] dksbZ fuf'pr
much money was invested in the third scheme? jkf'k 5 o"kZ esa 4]600 #- vkSj 8 o"kZ esa #- 6]000 g
`10]000 dh ,d jkf'k lk/kj.k C;kt dh rhu ;kstukvksa 1
esa fuos'k dh tkrh gSA okf"kZd C;kt njsa Øe'k% 4»] 6» tkrh gSA leku nj ij] 8]500 #- dh jkf'k ij 6 2 o"kZ
vkSj 10» gSA igyh ;kstuk` esa 4000 fuos'k fd;s x,A esa izkIr lk/kj.k C;kt Kkr djsaA
;fn ik¡p o"kks± ds ckn izkIr dqy C;kt ` 2800 gS] rks
SSC MTS 08/10/2021 (Shift- 02)
rhljh ;kstuk esa fdruh jkf'k fuos'k dh xbZ Fkh\
(a) Rs.11,375
r
SSC MTS 8/08/ 2019 (Shift-03)
(b) Rs.11,460
(a) `1500 (b) `5000
si
(c) Rs.10,215
(c) `1000 (d) `3000 (d) Rs.10,515
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ANSWER KEY
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1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (b)
R s
11. (d) 12. (a) 13. (b) 14. (b) 15. (a) 16. (b) 17. (c) 18. (d) 19. (b) 20. (d)
a th
21. (a) 22. (a) 23. (c) 24. (c) 25. (c) 26. (b) 27. (b) 28. (b) 29. (c) 30. (d)
31. (a) 32. (b) 33. (c) 34. (d) 35. (b) 36. (b) 37. (b) 38. (b) 39. (b) 40. (a)
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41. (b) 42. (b) 43. (a) 44. (c) 45. (b) 46. (c) 47. (b) 48. (b) 49. (d) 50. (b)
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51. (b) 52. (a) 53. (c) 54. (a) 55. (a) 56. (b) 57. (a) 58. (a) 59. (b) 60. (a)
61. (b) 62. (b) 63. (b) 64. (c) 65. (b) 66. (d) 67. (b) 68. (b) 69. (b) 70. (d)
71. (b) 72. (c) 73. (c) 74. (c) 75. (c) 76. (b) 77. (a) 78. (a) 79. (c) 80. (a)
A
SOLUTIONS
1. (d) Effective rate = 12 × 3 = 36 % 2000 × 8 × 6
136 % 3400 10. (b) S.I. = = Rs.80
100 ×12
3400 Amount = 2000 + 80 = Rs.2080
100 % 100 = 2500
136 11. (d) Let, the amount that Kumar had lent to
P = Rs.2500 Arif = 100%
ATQ,
16 73
2. (a) SI = 48750 × = Rs.1560 3 × 20% – 3 × 10% = 30%
100 365 × 52
3. (c) Interest = 913 – 880 = 33
Rs.1560
33 100 2 5 1 P = Rs. 5200
Rate = = =2 % 12. (a) P = 1000, R = 5%, T = 4 year
3 880 2 2
120
P 21 8 8 Amount = P + S.I = 1000 = Rs.1200
4. (a) ATQ, = 8 : 21 100
P 21 21 21 13. (b) Total simple interest = 2 × 6% + 3 × 10% + 2
r
5. (d) P A SI × 12% = 12% + 30% + 24% = 66%
66% = 12771
si
1 2 1
100% = Rs.19350
1 3 2 14. (b) Ratio of interest of
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1 unit SI 4 year 4 month S : B : G = 3 × 6 : 4 × 5 : 5 × 4 = 9 : 10 : 10
2 unit SI 8 year 8 month 250 = (10x – 9x) = x
n
2 Total income from interest = 29 × 250 = 7250.
Time = 8
years 15. (a) Principle = p
3
ja
Then,
6. (d) Given, Amount = 3 × Principle
R s
Share of principle respectively = p1, p2, p3
S.I = 3P – P = 2P
ATQ,
a th
A.T.Q,
p1 × 3 p 2 × 4 p 3 × 6
P R9 = =
= 2P 12 12 12
100 Ratio of p1, p2, p3
4:3:2
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200 2
R= = 22 % 9000
9 9 Required amount = × 2 = Rs.2,000
9
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314
8. (b) S.I. on x = x × 6% × 2 = 12x% S.I S.I
S.I. on y = 9% × y × 3 = 27y% 5% 4%
ATQ,
12x% = 2 × 27y%
x = 4.5y 4.8%
11
9. (d) Total interest = 8% × = 22%
4
0.8 0.2
122% Rs.915
Amount
4 : 1
915 × 100 × 400
100%
Principal
r
P 10
Difference between S.I. = 120% – 70% = 50%
29. (c) P = Rs. 1200
si
50% = 2500 R = 4%
1% = 50 Amount = Rs. 2400
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Sum = 100% = Rs.5000 T = ?
21. (a) Total interest = 15 × 5 = 75% SI = A – P
n
75% 69687 = (2400 – 1200) = Rs.1200
1200 100
ja
100 T= 25 years
100% 69687 × = 92916
R s
75 1200 4
22. (a) 5
a th
30. (d) S.I in 3 yrs. = 3 × 30,000 = 4500
ATQ, 100
2 × 15% × A = 4 × 15% B 4500
Required% 100 = 25%
A 2 18000
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N = = 7.5
4 28% = 4200
24. (c) R = 6% yearly 100% = 15000
1 SI 34. (d) There are 73 days from 1 March 2018 to
50% =
2P 12 May 2018.
26T 1 33 73
1= T = 8 years = 2500 × = Rs.41.25
100 3 4 100 365
25. (c) ATQ,
23000 × 3 × R + 19000 × 4 × R = 3625 1 33
8%
(69000 + 76000) R = 3625 4 400
The answer will be a
3625 multiple of 11. Only option
R= × 100 = 2.5%
145000 (d) is satisfied.
r
SI 2% 3% 4
1 2% 3 3% 3 4R + 12 = 33
si
Average = = 2 % 4R = 21
1 3 4
37. (b) Change in rate:- R = 5.25%
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25% Old New Second rate = 9.25%
4 5
n
PRT
1 unit 672 42. (b) SI =
100
4 unit 2688
ja
P 5 13 65P
R s
5 unit 3360 = =
100 4 400
P = (17688 – 2688) = 15000
ATQ,
a th
672 100
r% = × 65P
15000 1 P+ = 2790
400
672
Rate = = 4.48%
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465P
150 2790
400
P R T
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r
Now,
A 27
= 52 ×50 2600 11 + 14 10,000
si
B 25
A = (27 × 50) = Rs.1350 25 unit 10,000
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47. (b) Principle for I year = 10,000. 1 unit 400
10 3(diff.) 1,200
Interest = 10, 000 = 1000
n
100 53. (c) ATQ,
For remaining two years, Principle would be 3 × 5% × S : 4 × 5% × D = 5 × 5% × W
ja
7000, so interest that he will pay in 2 years
R s
S D W
10
= 7000 2 = 1400 Principle 20 : 15 : 12
a th
100
Total interest = 1400 + 1000 = 2400 47 unit Rs.105750
48. (b) Let after n years both the sums amount 1 unit Rs.2250
to equal amounts. Amount invested for wife = 12 unit
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r
= 8.4 + 2.6 = 11%
I 1
4000 ×11× 3 =
si
S.I. = = Rs.1320 P 4
100
1
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Amount = 4000 + 1320 = Rs.5320 3 yrs.
59. (b) ATQ, 4
7
n
(x + 3)% × 2.5 – x × 2.5 = Rs.585 7 yrs.
12
7.5% Rs.585
After 7 yrs.
ja
1% = 78
R s
Principle = 100% = Rs.7800 Amount 19 76, 0000
= =
a th
2 Principle 12 x
S.I. on same sum for 4 years at 14% p.a.
3 x = 4,80,000
7800 14 65. (b) ATQ,
S.I. = × ×14 = Rs.5096
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100 3
K r n2 L r 3/2 n 3
60. (a) =
100 100
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7 yrs
K×r =L×r ×n
1/2 3/2
6% = 540 P
1% = 90 90 = 6
100
Principle= 100% = Rs.9000
P = Rs.1500
Kirti invested total of Rs.9000.
P 50 x
62. (b) S.I =
PR T 67. (b) P 4P
100
100
A.T.Q, P 50 x
3P
100
8000 3
[R1 – R 2 ] = 800 Px
100 3P
2
10 1
R1 – R 2 = =3 % x=6
3 3
Principal must take at least = (6 + 1) = 7 years
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10 12000 r 4 18000 2r 8
68. (b) Interest for first 2 yrs. = 2 × 15600 2800 =
100 100 12 100 12
= 1560 × 2 = 3120 2800 = 40r + 240 r
Principle for 3rd yrs. = 15600 + 3120 = 18720 280r = 2800
Principle for next 2 yrs. = 18720 2800
r=
18720 280
Interest = 2× × 10 = 1872 × 2 = 3744
100 r = 10%
Total interest after 4 yrs. = 3120 + 3744 = 6864 The initial rate of interest was 10%.
69. (b) 4 years interest = 16000 – 12000 = 4000 1812
1 year interest = 1000 73. (c) Total interest received after 1 year =
3
8 years interest = 8000
= Rs.604
Now,
ATQ, 604 151
R% = 100 = %
Amount after 8 years:- 9200 23
A B
r
6 5% 8%
= 12000 + 8000 + × 8 × 12000
100
si
151 × 23
= 12000 + 8000 + 5760 = 25760 %
23
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70. (d) ATQ,
A B
R×t b 115% 184%
= ...(1)
n
100 a
151%
R×t c
=
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and ...(2) P 33 : 36
100 b
R s
from (1) and (2) 11 : 12
a th
b c 11
= Amount lent at 5% = 9200
b² = ac. 23
a b
= Rs.4400
PRT
71. (b) SI 74. (c) By deviation Method
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100
When SI is same 6500 7500
x% (x – 2%)
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1
P Low interest on Rs.7500 at 2% for 3 years
R
7500 2 3
P1 : P2 : P3 = 450
100
1 1 1
: : 24 Total SI = 3750 + 450 = 4200
4 6 8
=6:4:3 4200 100
Rate = = 10%
13 unit = 2600 14000 3
1 unit = 200 75. (c) By deviation Method
6 : 4 : 3 18600 37200
x% x + 2%
1200 : 800 : 600
A
5x = 2 × 48500 4000 4 5 x 6 5
2800 = + +
100 100
2 48500 (6000 – x ) 10 5
x=
5 100
x = 19400 16000 6 x 60000 – 10 x
560 =
second part = 48500 – 19400 = 29100 100
77. (a) ATQ, 56000 = 76000 – 4x
r
12% A + 10% B = Rs.125 ...... (1) x = 5000
si
12% B + 10% A = Rs.128 ...... (2) Money invested in 3rd scheme
= 6000 – 5000 = ` 1000
(1) + (2)
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22% (A + B) = 253 SMART APPROACH:-
560 = 160 + 6% II + 6% III + 4% III
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A + B = 1150 ...... (3) 400 = 6% (II + III) + 4% III
400 = 360 + 4% III
(1) – (2)
III 40 100 Rs.1000
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2% (B – A) = 3 4
R s
B – A = 150 .....(4) 80. (a) In 5 years = Rs.4600
a th
In 8 years = Rs.6000
1150 + 150
B= = Rs.650 In 3 years, S.I. = 1400
2
78. (a) Let, 1400
In 1 year =
3
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13x – 20 =
3
8500 13 350
S.I. = × × = Rs.11375
5x = 60 100 2 17