SIMPLE INTEREST
Set-1 8. For what sum of money at
(BASIC QUESTIONS)
1. If Rs 2500 is invested for 4
years on simple interest at
8 percent per annum then
what interest will it get
after 4 years? (a) 400 (b)
800 (c) 1000 (d) 600
2. What will be the simple
interest of 3 years at 9% of
the annual interest rate of
RS 3000? (a) 800 (b) 810 (c)
820 (d) 840
3. What will be the simple
1
interest of 6 years at 3
2 simple interest at R% per
of the annual interest rate
of RS 2000? (a) 800 (b) 810
(c) 820 (d) 840
4. Rate of interest on Rs. 9210
1 11. A sum fetched a total
for first year is 4%,32% for
1
next year and 2 % for third
2
year, then find the total
simple interest? (a) 992 (b)
921 (c) 942 (d) 982
5. The amount to be paid,
when principal = Rs.2000,
rate of simple interest (R) =
5%, T = 2 years, is: (1)
Rs.3,200 (2) Rs.2,400 (3)
Rs.2,200 (4) Rs.3,400
6. Rs.2300 is invested for 3
years in a scheme of simple
interest. If the rate of 12%
per annum. What is the
amount obtained (in Rs.)
afer 3 years? (1) 3128 (2)
3456 (3) 3724 (4) 2950
7. The sum of money that will
yield Rs.60 as simple
interest at the rate of 6%
per annum in 5 years is (1)
200 (2) 225 (3) 175 (4) 300
6%, 7% for the next 4 years
3
rate of 34 percent per
1 7 years. A man invested
annum, the interest of 23
years is Rs. 210 (a) :-1580
(b) 2400 (c) 2800 (d) 1600
9. On any sum the rate of
1
interest for first year is 42
%, for next year 5% and for
1 p.a. for the first three years,
third year 3 2 %. If simple
interest obtained is 3900,
then find the sum. (a) :-
3002(b) 3000 (c) 2800 (d)
1600
10. For what sum will the
% years is Rs.8,160, the
annum for 2 years will be R?
100
(1) Rs. (2) Rs.50 (3) Rs.
2R
100 200
(4) Rs.
R R
simple interest of Rs.7728
at the rate of 7% per annum
in 8 years. What is the sum?
(1) Rs.13800 (2) Rs.16560
(3) Rs.11040 (4) Rs.8280
12. The simple interest on a
sum for 8 years is Rs.47500.
The rate of interest for the
first 5 years is 10% per
annum and for the next 3
years is 15% per annum.
What is the value (in Rs.) of
sum? (1) 50000 (2) 60000
(3) 45000 (4) 62500
13. The rate of simple interest
on any sum is 4% for the
first two years, 6% for the
next 4 years, and 8% after 6
years. If the ordinary
interest is Rs 1120 then the
principal known taxes, if
the time is 9 years?
14. For the first 3 years, the
rate of simple interest is
and 7.5% annually beyond
18800 rupees for 11 years.
Find simple interest. (a) :-
14288(b) 14280 (c) 12800
(d) 41600
15. Nitin borrowed some
money at the rate of 6%
9% p.a. for the next five
years and 13% p.a. for the
period beyond eight years.
If the total interest paid by
him at the end of eleven
money borrowed by him (in
Rs.) was (1) 12,000 (2)
6,000 (3) 8,000 (4)
Rs.10,000
16. Rohan borrowed a certain
sum of money at simple
interest. The rate of
interest was 3% per annum
for first 3 years, 4% per
annum for next 5 years and
6% per annum for next 7
years. If he paid Rs.2059 as
interest, then what is the
sum borrowed (in Rs.)?
(1)2400 (2) 2500 (3) 2900
(4) 3100
17. An sum of money fetched a
total simple interest of
Rs.3200 at the rate of
6.25% per year in 4 years.
What is the sum (in Rs.)?
(1) 13800 (2) 11800 (3)
12800 (4) 14800
18. If on a sum of money, the
simple interest is Rs. 4500
less than the principle at
1
the rate of 12 2 percent for
3 years, then find the
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principle and simple
interest. (a) :-7200, 2700(b)
7110, 2500(c) 7000,
2610(d) 7100, 2600
19. Then find the simple
interest is less than Rs.
2200 then the principle for
2
four years. If rate is 16 3%,
find the principle and
simple interest. (a):-6600,
4400(b) 7110, 2500(c)
7000, 2610(d) 7100, 2600
20. A sum was invested on
simple interest at a certain
rate for 2 years. If the
interest rate is increased by
4% then the intrest
increased by Rs. 160. What
is the sum (in Rs.) invested?
(1)2000 (2) 3000 (3) 3500
(4) 4000
21. An investor invested his
saving in the stock market.
The value of his
investments increased by
12% and 9% in the first year
and the second year
respectively. If the value of
his investments after two
years became Rs.97,664
then how much had he
invested (in Rs.)? (1)81000
(2) 75000 (3) 80000 (4)
72000
22. A money lender finds that
due to fall in the annual
3
rate of interest 8% to 74%,
his yearly income
diminishes by Rs.61.50. His
capital is (1) Rs.22400 (2)
Rs.23800 (3) Rs.24600 (4)
Rs.26000
23. A man loses Rs.55.50 yearly
when the annual rate of
SIMPLE INTEREST
interest falls from 11.5% to
10%. His capital (In rupees)
is (1) 3700 (2) 7400 (3) 8325
(4) 11100
24. If the annual rate of simple
interest increases from 10%
1
to 12 2%, a man's yearly
income increases by
Rs.1250. His principal (in
rupees) is (1) 50,000 (2)
45,000 (3) 60,000 (4)
65,000
25. A sum of money was lent at
simple interest at a certain
rate for 3 years. Had it been
lent at 2.5% per annum
higher rate, it would have
fetched Rs.540 more. The
money lent was: (1)
Rs.6400 (2) Rs.6472 (3)
Rs.6840 (4) Rs.7200
26. The sum was lent at simple
interest at a certain rate for
2 years. Had it been lent at
3% higher rate, it would
have fetched Rs.300 more.
The original sum of money
was: (1) Rs.5000 (2)
Rs.6000 (3) Rs.7000 (4)
Rs.4000
Set-2
(R% INCREASE DECREASE)
1. The amount Rs.2,100
became Rs.2,352 in 2 years
at simple interest. If the
interest rate is decreased
by 1%. What is the new
interest? (1) Rs.210 (2)
Rs.220 (3) Rs.242 (4) Rs.252
2. A sum of Rs.800 amounts to
Rs.920 in 3 years at the
simple interest rate. If the
rate is increased by 3% p.a.,
what will be the sum
amount to in the same
period? (1) Rs.992 (2)
Rs.962 (3) Rs.942 (4) Rs.982
3. A sum of Rs.800 becomes
Rs.956 in 3 years at a
certain rate of simple
interest. If the rate of
interest is increased by 4%,
what amount will the same
sum become in 3 years? (1)
Rs.1025 (2) Rs.1042 (3)
Rs.1052 (4) Rs.1024
4. Rs.800 amounts to Rs.920
in 3 years at simple
interest. If the interest rate
is increased by 3%, it would
amount to (1) Rs.1,056 (2)
Rs.1,112 (3) Rs.1,182 (4)
Rs.992
5. The rate of simple interest
per annum of bank being
1
decreased from 5% to 32 %,
the annual income of a
person from interest was
less by Rs.105. The sum
deposited at the bank was
(1) Rs.6,000 (2) Rs.7,200 (3)
Rs.6,800 (4) Rs.7,000
6. A sum of Rs.2,400 amounts
to Rs.3,264 in 4 years at a
certain rate of simple
interest. If the rate of
interest is increased by 1%,
the same sum in the same
time would amount to (1)
Rs.3,288 (2) Rs.3,312 (3)
Rs.3,340 (4) Rs.3,360
7. A sum of money was lent at
simple interest at a certain
rate for 3 years. Had it been
lent at 2.5% per annum
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higher rate, it would have
fetched Rs.540 more. The
money lent was: (1)
Rs.6400 (2) Rs.6472 (3)
Rs.6840 (4) Rs.7200
8. The sum was lent at simple
interest at a certain rate for
2 years. Had it been lent at
3% higher rate, it would
have fetched Rs.300 more.
The original sum of money
was: (1) Rs.5000 (2)
Rs.6000 (3) Rs.7000 (4)
Rs.4000
Set-3
(SUM BECOMES N TIMES)
1. If a sum becomes 3 times of
itself in five years, then find
the rate?
2. If a sum of money at simple
interest doubles in 12
years, the rate of interest
2
per annum is (1) 16 3% (2)
1
7.5% (3) 8 3 % (4) 10%
3. At what percent of simple
interest will a sum of
money double itself in 15
1 2
years? (1) 63% (2) 63% (3) 62
% (4) 6%
4. The rate of simple interest
for which a sum of money
becomes 5 times of itself in
1 2
8 years is: (1) 63% (2) 63%
1 (3) 9 (4) 12
(3) 62 % (4) 6%
5. If a sum of money doubles
itself in 8 years, then the
interest rate in percentage
1
is (1) 82% (2) 10% (3) 102%
1 Rs.5,680 in 7 years at
1 simple interest. The rate of
(4)12 2 %
6. A sum of money at simple
interest trebles itself in 15
SIMPLE INTEREST
years. It will become 5
times of itself in (1) 40 yrs.
(2) 36 yrs. (3) 30 yrs. (4) 25
yrs.
7. 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 (1)
3
15% (2) 20% (3) 15 % (4)
4
2 time taken for that sum (1)
16 3%
8. If a sum becomes 8 times of
itself in three years. In how
much time it will get 64
times of itself.
9. 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 (1) 14 (2) 28 (3)
21 (4) 10
10. A certain sum becomes 7
times in 8 years, at simple
interest, then in how many
years will it become 19
1 times of itself? (1) 15 (2) 18
(3) 28 (4) 24
11. A certain sum becomes 5
times in 3 years, at simple
interest, then in how many
years will it become 13
times of itself? (1) 6 (2) 15
12. In how many years will a
sum of money double itself
at 5% per annum ? (1) 20
yrs (2) 5yr (3) 4yr (4) 7 yrs
13. In how many years will a
sum of money double itself
at 12% per annum ? (1) 8
yrs. 6 months (2) 6 yrs. 9
months (3) 8 yrs. 4 months
(4) 7 yrs. 6 months
14. In certain years a sum of
money is doubled to itself
1
at 64% simple interest per
annum, then the requried
time will be (1) 16 yrs. (2)
1 2
122yrs. (3) 8 yrs. (4) 103yrs.
15. A sum was doubled with
1
122% rate of simple
interest, per annum. Then
1
82years (2) 8 years (3) 10
1
years (4) 12 2 years
Set-4
(DIFFARENT TIME &
PRINCIPLE)
1. Any sum becomes 2100 in
two years and Rs 2250 in 5
years. Find the Money and
Rate?
2. What sum of money will
amount to Rs.520 in 5 years
and to Rs.568 in 7 years at
simple interest? (1) Rs.400
(2) Rs.120 (3) Rs.510 (4)
Rs.220
3. A certain sum of money
amounts to Rs.756 in 2
1
years and to Rs.873 in 3 2 at
a certain rate of simple
interest. The rate of
interest per annum is (1)
10% (2) 11% (3) 12% (4)
13%
4. A sum of money amounts
to Rs.5,200 in 5 years and to
interest per annum is (1)
3% (2) 4% (3) 5% (4) 6%
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5. 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
1
per annum is (1) 4% (2) 2 2%
(3) 3% (4) 2%
6. A certain sum of money
lent out at simple interest
amounts to Rs.1380 in 3
years and Rs.1500 in 5
years. Find the rate per
cent per annum. (1) 3% (2)
3.5% (3) 4% (4) 5%
7. 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 (1) Rs.500 (2) Rs.600 (3)
Rs.700 (4) Rs.710
8. If a sum of money becomes
Rs.4000 in 2 years and
Rs.5500 in 4 years 6 months
at the same rate of simple
interest per annum, then
the rate simple interest is
3 2 1 6 years at 10% p.a. find the
(1) 217% (2) 21 7% (3) 21 7%
5
(4) 21 7 %
9. In simple interest rate per
annum a certain sum
amounts to Rs.5,182 in 2
years and Rs.5,832 in 3
years. The principal in
rupees is (1) Rs.2882 (2)
Rs.5000 (3) Rs.3882 (4)
Rs.4000
10. A certain sum becomes Rs.
1020 in 5 years and Rs.1200
in 8 years at simple
interest. What is the value
of principal? (1) Rs.820 (2)
Rs.780 (3) Rs.700 (4) Rs.720
SIMPLE INTEREST
11. A certain sum of money
amounts to Rs.918 in 2
years and Rs.969 in 3.5
years at simple interest .
What is the rate of interest
(in % per annum) (1) 4 (2) 5
(3) 6 (4) 8
Set-5
(X% OF A= Y% OF B)
1. Rs. The funds of 2100 were
lent in two parts in such a
way that interest earned in
4 years at the rate of 6% per
annum on the first part,
equal to the interest
accrued in two years at the
rate of 9% per annum. So
what is the second part of
the money? (a) 900 (b)
1200 (c) 1300 (d) 1400
2. A sum of Rs. 2800 is divided
into two parts in such a way
that the interest on both
the parts is equal. If the first
part is lent at 9% p.a. for 5
years and second part is for
two sums (1) Rs.1800, Rs.
1000 (2) Rs.1600, Rs.1200
(3) Rs.1400, Rs.1400 (4)
Rs.1300, Rs.1500
3. A sum of Rs. 2800 is divided
into two parts in such a way
that the interest on both
the parts is equal. If the first
part is lent at 9% p.a. for 5
years and second part is for
6 years at 10% p.a. find the
two sums (1) Rs.1800, Rs.
1000 (2) Rs.1600, Rs.1200
(3) Rs.1400, Rs.1400 (4)
Rs.1300, Rs.1500
4. A sum of Rs.8000 is divided
into two parts. The simple
interest on first part at the
rate of 21% per annum is
equal to the simple interest
on second part at the rate
of 35% per annum. What is
the interest (in Rs.) of each
part? (1) 1050 (2) 840 (3)
1400 (4) 1220
5. A person invested a total
sum of Rs.7900 in three
different schemes of simple
interest at 3%, 5% and 8%
per annum. At the end of
one year he got same
interest in all three
schemes. What is the
money (in Rs.) invested at
3%? (1) 2900 (2) 3500 (3)
4000 (4) 5600
6. Rs. 2189 was divided into
three parts in such a way
that their interest is equal
in 1,2 and 3 years
respectively, if interest rate
is 4% per annum, then what
will be the lowest amount?
(a) 756 (b) 597 (c) 702 (d)
398
7. A man invested in three
schemes at the rate of 10
percent 12 percent and 15
percent respectively for 6
years, 10 years and 12 years
respectively at the end of
each scheme he got equal
interest. Find out the ratio
of their investment?
8. If A borrowed Rs. P at x%
and B borrowed Rs. Q (>P)
at y% per annum at simple
interest at the same time,
then the amount of their
debts will be equal after (1)
Q−P
100(Px−Qy) years (2) 100
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Px−Qy
( )years (3) 100(
Q−P
Px−Qy
( )years (4)
P−Q
P−Q
100((Px−QY )years
9. A sum of Rs.7,930 is divided
into three parts and given
on loan at 5% simple
interest to A, B and C for 2,
3 and 4 years respectively.
If the amounts of all three
are equal after their
respective periods of loan,
then A received a loan of (1)
Rs.3,050 (2) Rs.2,760 (3)
Rs.2,750 (4) Rs.2,800
10. A man deposits some sum
of money in account of his
one son whose age is 14
years whereas balance sum
is deposited in second son's
account whose age is 12
years so that when they
both attains age of 18 years
they will get equal amount
whereas the rate of interest
is 5%, then what is
combined amount? (a)
57600 and 62400 (b) 50000
(c) 75000 and 25000 (d)
None of the above
11. Rs.12,000 is divided into
two parts so that the simple
interest on the first part for
3 years at 12% per annum
may be equal to the simple
interest on the second part
for 4 1 2 years at 16% per
annum. The ratio of the
first part to the second part
is (1) 2 : 1 (2) 1 : 2 (3) 2 : 3
(4) 3 : 2
12. The simple interest on
Rs.4,000 in 3 years at the
rate of x% per annum
SIMPLE INTEREST
equals the simple interest
on Rs.5,000 at the rate of
12% per annum in 2 years.
The value of x (1) 10% (2)
6% (3) 8% (4) 9%
13. The rate of interest per
annum at which the total
simple interest of a certain
capital for 1 years is equal
to the total simple interest
of the same capital at the
rate of 5% per annum for 2
5
years, is (1) 2% (2) 10% (3)
25% (4) 12.5%
Set-6 (TIME RELATED
QUESTIONS)
1. In how many years will a
sum of Rs.3,000 yield a
simple interest of Rs.1,080
at 12% per annum? (1) 3
1
years (2) 22 years (3) 2
1 (4) 2 years
years (4) 32years
2. In a certain time, the ratio
of a certain principal and
the simple interest
obtained from it are in the
ratio 10:3 at 10% interest
per annum. The number of
years of money was
invested is (1) 1 year (2) 3
year (3) 5 year (4) 7 year
3. 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 the rate of 6%
simple interest per annum?
(1) 7 years (2) 3 years (3) 5
years (4) 4 years
4. What should be the least
number of years in which
the simple interest on
2
Rs.2600 at 6 % will be an
3
exact number of rupees?
(1) 3 (2) 2 (3) 5(4) 4
5. In how much time (in years)
will a sum of Rs.9500
amounts to Rs.17622.5 at
the rate of 4.5% per annum
at simple interest? (1) 21
(2) 23 (3) 19 (4) 20
6. In how many years a sum of
Rs.3000 will yield an
interest of Rs.1080 at 12%
per annum simple interest?
(1) 4 years (2) 3 years (3) 5
1
years (4) 22 years
7. A certain sum of money
amounts to Rs.2200 at 5%
p.a. rate of interest,
Rs.2320 at 8% interest in
the same period of time.
The period of time is: (1) 3
years (2) 4 years (3) 5 years
Set-7
(R% RELATED QUESTIONS)
1. Ratio of the principal and
the amount after 1 year is
10:12. Then the rate of
interest per annum is: (1)
12 % (2) 16 % (3) 18 % (4) 20
%
2. Manoj deposited Rs.29400
for 6 years at a simple
interest. He got Rs.4200 as
interest after 6 years. The
annual rate of interest was
8
(1) 221 % (2)
7 8
% (3) 321%
20
8
(4) 4 21%
3. If the ratio of principal and
the simple interest for 5
years is 10 : 3 then the rate
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of interest is(1) 5 % (2) 6 %
(3) 8 % (4) 3 %
4. The simple interest on a
sum for 5 years is two-fifth
of the sum. The rate of
interest per annum is(1) 0.1
(2) 0.08 (3) 0.06 (4) 0.04
5. The simple interest on a
sum for 5 years is 5th of the
sum. The rate or interest
per annum is: (1) 10% (2)
12% (3) 8% (4) 12 2%
6. If the simple interest on
Rs.1 for 1 month is 1 paisa,
then the rate per cent per
annum will be (1) 10% (2)
8% (3) 12% (4) 6%
7. At what rate percent per
annum will the simple
interest on a sum of money
2
be of the amount in 10
5
years ? (1) 4% (2) 6% (3)
2 2
53% (4) 6 3%
8. At the rate of simple
interest per annum, the
rate interest on a certain
sum of money for 10 years
2 18. A person lent Rs.10000 to B
will be the part of the
5 for 3 years and Rs.6000 to C
amount, then the rate of
simple interest is (1) 5% (2)
2 1
63% (3) 7% (4) 42 %
9. A sum of money becomes
41 1 amount of interest can be
on itself in
40 4 received on the same sum
certain rate of simple
interest. The rate of
interest per annum is (1)
10% (2) 1% (3) 2.5% (4) 5%
10. Simple interest on a certain
sum at a certain annual rate
16
of interest is 25 of the sum.
If the number representing
rate per cent and time in
SIMPLE INTEREST
years be equal then the
rate of interest is(1) 8% (2)
1 1 1
112% (3) 12 2% (4) 12 4%
11. The simple interest on a
4 both of them as interest.
sum of money is of the
9 The rate of interest per
principal and the number of
years is equal to the rate
3 percent per annum. The
rate per annum is (1) 5% (2)
2 1
63% (3) 6% (4) 75 %
1 12. The simple interest on a
8
sum of money is of the
25
sum. If the number of years
is numerically half the rate
percent per annum, then
the rate percent per annum
1 8.5% (2) 9% (3) 9.5% (4) 8%
is (1) 5 (2) 8 (3) 64 (4) 4
13. With a given rate of simple
interest, the ratio of
principal and amount for a
certain period of time is 4 :
5. After 3 years, with the
same rate of interest, the
ratio of the principal and
amount becomes 5 : 7. The
rate of interest is (1) 4 % (2)
6 % (3) 5 % (4) 7 %
14. The simple interest on a
certain sum of money at
the rate of 5 % per annum
for 8 years is Rs.840. Rate of
interest for which the same
years at a
after 5 years is (1) 7% per
annum (2) 8% per annum
(3) 9% per annum (4) 10%
per annum (1) 7% per
annum (2) 8% per annum
(3) 9% per annum (4) 10%
per annum
15. Dalajit lent Rs.10800 to
Jaabir for 3 years and
Rs.7500 to Kabir for 2 years
on simple interest at the
same rate of interest and
received Rs.1422 in all from
annum is (1) 3.5 % (2) 4 %
(3) 3 %(4) 4.5 %
16. Deepak lent Rs.8800 to
Jaichand for 13 years and
Rs.5500 to Kapil for 12
years on simple interest at
the same rate of interest
and received Rs.14432 in all
from both of them as
interest. The rate of
interest per annum is (1)
17. A money lender lends
Rs.400 for 3 years to a
person and lends Rs.500 for
4 years to the other person
at the same rate of simple
interest. If altogether he
receives Rs.160 as interest,
what is the rate of interest
per annum? (1) 5% (2) 7%
(3) 9% (4) 10%
for 4 years on simple
interest at same rate of
interest and received
Rs.5400 in all fron both of
them as interest. What is
the rate of interest (in%)(1)
10 (2) 12.5 (3) 15 (4) 20
19. Simple interest received by
a person in 10 years on a
principal of Rs.9500 is 130%
of the principal. What is the
rate of interest (in%) per
annum? (1) 12 (2) 13 (3) 15
(4) 19
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Set-8
(FIND SI)
1. What is the simple interest
on Rs.5400 in 5 years at the
rate for 12% per annum?
(1) Rs.2700 (2) Rs.2950 (3)
Rs.3120 (4) Rs.3240
2. How much simple interest
will Rs.4000 earn in 18
months at 12% per annum
(1) Rs.216 (2) Rs.360 (3)
Rs.720 (4) Rs.960
3. The simple interest on
Rs.7,300 from 11 May,
1987 to 10 September,
1987 (both days included)
at 5% per annum is (1)
Rs.123 (2) Rs.103 (3) Rs.200
(4) Rs.223
Set- 9
(MAN & WOMAN
RELATED QUESTIONS)
1. A sum of Rs. 5000 is lent out
in two parts, one at 6%
simple interest and the
other at 14% simple
interest. If the annual
interest is Rs.540, the sum
lent at 6% is (1) Rs.2900 (2)
Rs.2200 (3) Rs.2400 (4)
Rs.3100
2. A sum of Rs. 4000 is lent out
in two parts, one at 8%
simple interest and the
other at 10% simple
interest. If the annual
interest is Rs.352, the sum
lent at 8% is (1) Rs.2900 (2)
Rs.2200 (3) Rs.2400 (4)
Rs.3100
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3. Prakash lends a part of
Rs.20,000 at 8% simple
interest and remaining at 4
3 % simple interest. His
total income after a year
was Rs.800. Find the sum
lent at 8% (1) Rs.8,000 (2)
Rs.12,000 (3) Rs.6,000 (4)
Rs.10,000
4. A person lent Rs.5,000
partly at the rate of 4
percent and partly at the
rate of 5 per cent per
annum simple interest. The
total interest after 2 years is
Rs.440. To rates, Rs.5,000 is
to be divided in the ratio:
(1) 4 : 5 (2) 3 : 2 (3) 5 : 4 (4)
2:3
Set-10
(INSTALLMENT RELATED
QUESTIONS)
1. What annual instalment
will discharge a debt of
Rs.6450 due in 4 years at
5% simple interest? (1)
Rs.1500 (2) Rs.1835 (3)
Rs.1935 (4) Rs.1950
2. Ramesh deposited
Rs.15600 in a fixed deposit
at the rate of 10% per
annum simple interest.
After evert second year, he
adds his interest earnings
to the principal. The
interest at the end of fourth
year is (1) Rs.1716 (2)
Rs.1560 (3) Rs.3432 (4)
Rs.1872
3. Rs.1,000 is invested at 5%
per annum simple interest.
If the interest is added to
the principal after every 10
years, the amount will
become Rs.2,000 after (1)
15 years (2) 18 years (3) 20
2
years (4) 16 3 years
4. Ram bought a bike for
Rs.60,000. He paid
Rs.10000 cash down and
the rest at the end of 2
years at 15% simple
interest. How much more
did he pay as simple
interest? (1) Rs.15,000 (2)
Rs.25,000 (3) Rs.35,000 (4)
Rs.50,000
5. A boy aged 12 years is left
with Rs.1,00,000 which is
under a trust. The trustees
invest the money at 6% per
annum and pay the minor
boy a sum or Rs.2500 for his
pocket money at the end of
each year. The expenses of
trust come out to be Rs.500
per annum. Find the
amount that will be handed
over to the minor boy after
he attains the age of 18
years. (1) Rs.120000 (2)
Rs.150000 (3) Rs.118000
(4) Rs.125000
Set-11
(MISCELLANEOUS
QUESTIONS)
1. A lends Rs.2500 to B and a
certain sum to C at the
same time at 7% annual
simple interest. If after 4
years, A altogether receives
Rs.1120 as interest form B
and C, the sum lent to C is
(1) Rs.700 (2) Rs.6500 (3)
Rs.4000 (4) Rs.1500
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2. Mohan lent some amount years. The total sum lent
of money at 9% simple out in (1) Rs.3500 (2)
interest and an equal Rs.2500 (3) Rs.2000 (4) SET-7
amount of money at 10% Rs.3000
simple interest each for
two years. If his total
interest was Rs.760, what
amount was lent in each
ANSWERS
case? (1) Rs.1700 (2)
Rs.1800 (3) Rs.1900 (4) SET-1 SET-9
Rs.2000
3. A person borrows Rs.5,000
for 2 years at 4% per annum
simple interest. He
immediately lends it to
1
another person at 64 % per SET-2 SET-10
annum simple interest for 2
years. He gain in the
transaction is (1) Rs.112.50
(2) Rs.450 (3) Rs.225 (4)
Rs.150
4. A person lends 40% of his SET-3
sum of money at 15% per
annum. 50% of rest at 10%
SET-11
per annum and the rest at
18% per annum rate of
interest. What would be
the annual rate of interest,
if the interest is calculated SET-4
on the whole sum? (1)
13.4% (2) 14.33% (3) 14.4% SET-12
(4) 13.33%
5. If a man receives in one-
forth of his capital 3%
interest, on two third 5%
SET-5
and on the remainder 11%
the percentage he receives
on the whole is (1) 7% (2)
5% (3) 10% (4) 12%
6. Two equal sums were lent
out at 7% and 5% S.I.
SET-6
respectively. The interest
earned on the two loans
add up to Rs.960 for 4

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