Quiz Discussion

A lent Rs. 5000 to B for 2 years and Rs. 3000 to C for 4 years on simple interest at the same rate of interest and received Rs. 2200 in all from both of them as interest. The rate of interest per annum is:

• 1]

  5%

• 2]

  7%

• 3]

  7 1/8%

• 4]

  10%

A sum of Rs. 1550 is lent out into two parts, one at 8% and another one at 6%. If the total annual income is Rs. 106, find the money lent at each rate.

• 1]

  Rs 650

• 2]

  Rs 990

• 3]

  Rs 900

• 4]

  Rs 906

A person borrows Rs 5000 for two years at 4% per annum simple interest. He immediately lends to another person at 6 1/4​% per annum for 2 years. Find his gain in the transaction per year.

• 1]

  Rs 226.50

• 2]

   

  Rs 172.50

• 3]

  Rs 112.50

• 4]

  Rs 95.50

A sum fetched a total simple interest of Rs. 4016.25 at the rate of 9 p.c.p.a. in 5 years. What is the sum?

• 1]

  Rs. 4462.50

• 2]

  Rs. 8032.50

• 3]

  Rs. 8900

• 4]

  Rs. 8925

A sum of Rs. 725 is lent in the beginning of a year at a certain rate of interest. After 8 months, a sum of Rs. 362.50 more is lent but at the rate twice the former. At the end of the year, Rs. 33.50 is earned as interest from both the loans. What was the original rate of interest?

• 1]

  3.6%

• 2]

  4.5%

• 3]

  5%

• 4]

  3.46%

Mr. Thomas invested an amount of Rs. 13,900 divided in two different schemes A and B at the simple interest rate of 14% p.a. and 11% p.a. respectively. If the total amount of simple interest earned in 2 years be Rs. 3508, what was the amount invested in Scheme B?

• 1]

  Rs. 6400

• 2]

  Rs. 6500

• 3]

  Rs. 7200

• 4]

  Rs. 7500

Divide Rs. 2379 into 3 parts, so that their amounts after 2,3 and 4 years respectively may be equal the rate of interest being 5% per annum at simple interest. The first part is 

• 1]

  Rs 759

• 2]

  Rs 792

• 3]

  Rs 818

• 4]

  Rs 828

A sum of money at simple interest amounts to Rs. 815 in 3 years and to Rs. 854 in 4 years. The sum is:

• 1]

  Rs. 650

• 2]

  Rs. 690

• 3]

  Rs. 698

• 4]

  Rs. 700

A sum of money lent out at simple interest amounts Rs 720 after 2 years and to Rs 1020 after a further period of 5 years. What is the sum ?

• 1]

  Rs 200

• 2]

  Rs 350

• 3]

  Rs 475

• 4]

  Rs 600

What will be the simple interest earned on an amount of Rs. 16,800 in 9 months at the rate of 6 1/4 % p.a ?

• 1]

  Rs. 787.50

• 2]

  Rs. 812.50

• 3]

   Rs. 860

• 4]

  Rs. 887.50