SIMPLE INTEREST

1. Find the simple interest on Rs 8000 at 6%per annum in 3 years ?

2. Rs 5000 amounts to Rs5700 in one year at simple interest .what will be Rs 8000 in 3
years.
3. A certain sum of money becomes 3 times of itself in 40 years. Find the rate of
interest.
4. A certain sum of money becomes 27 times of itself in 13 years .Find the rate of
interest.
5. A certain sum of money becomes 5 / 4 times of itself in 5 years. Find the rate of
interest.
6. At what rate per annum will a sum of Rs 8000 amount to Rs 9000 in 4 years?
7. In what time does a sum of money becomes 4 times of itself at simple interest rate
of 15% per annum.
8. In what time does the sum of money becomes 2.6 times of itself at simple interest
rate of 16% per annum.
9. A sum of money becomes 3 times of itself in 5 years on simple interest at certain
rate. In what time it will become 9 times of itself.
10. If the simple interest on a certain some of money for 2 years is 1/5 of the principal,
then find the rate of interest per annum.
11. A sum of money becomes 9 times of itself in 11 years at simple interest. In what time
it will become 33 times of itself.
12. A sum of money becomes 5 times of itself in 5 years at simple interest. In what time
it will become 7 times of itself.
13. A sum of money is lend at 15 % per annum for 3.5 years and same amount of sum is
lend for 5 years at 15% per annum. If the difference of SI from both cases is Rs 144.
Find the sum lend.
14. A sum of Rs 2600 amounts to Rs 3750 in 4 years at simple interest. If the rate of
interest was increased by 1% then it would amount to how much?
15. If the difference between the simple interest on a certain sum of money for 4 years
at 2.5% per annum and the simple interest on the same sum for the same period at
3% per annum is Rs 60 , then find the sum.
16. A sum was put at simple interest at a certain rate for 4 years. Had it been put at 2%
higher rate, it would have fetched Rs 56 more. Find the sum.
17. A sum of Rs 4100 amounts to Rs 5666 in 5 years at simple interest. If the rate of
interest had been increased by 2%, then it would amount to how much?
18. The amount Rs 2200 becomes Rs 2652 in 3 years at simple interest. If the interest
rate is decreased by 1% then what is the new interest?

19. A sum of Rs 5000 is lent out in 2 parts in such a way that the first part at 4% per
annum and second part at 5% per annum. If the total interest received after 2 years
is Rs 440. Find the sum lent at 4% and 5%?

20. Some of Rs 6000 is lent out into parts in such a way that the first part at 5% and
second at 7% per annum. If the total interest received after 3 years is Rs 1050, find
the sum lent out in each part.
21. A sum of Rs 13000 is lent out in 3 parts in such a way that 1st part at 5% for 6 years,
2nd at 4% for 5 years and 3rd part at 10% for 4 years. If the SI received from each
part is equal then find the each part that is lent.

22. A sum of Rs 10,000 is lent out in 2 parts in such a way that first part at 5% per annum
and second part at 6% per annum. If the SI received on sumgiven at 5% is Rs 76.50
more than the SI on the sum given at 6% in 1year. Find the sum lend at 6% per
annum?

23. A some of Rs 24000 is divided in 3 parts in such a way that 1st part at 10% for 5 years,
2nd part at 4% for 5 years and 3rd part at 5% for 20 years. If the amount received
from all three parts are equal. Find the sum lent in each part.

24. A father decided to divide Rs 120000 between his 2 sons. In such a way that they
both receive same amount after the age of 18 years. Current age of his sons is 12
and 14 years. If the rate of interest is 5%. Find the share received by his sons.

25. The ratio of principal and amount is 4 : 5 in a certain time. It will become 5 : 7 after 3
years. Find the rate of interest.

26. A sum of money amounts to Rs 756 in 2 years and Rs 873 in 3.5 years. Find the
principal and the rate of interest?

27. A sum of money amounts to Rs 1016 in 3 years and Rs 1304 in 7 years . Find the rate
and principal ?

28. If SI is added to the sum after 10 years, then in how much time Rs 1000 will become
Rs 2000 at 5% per annum.

29. If simple interest is added to the sum after 5 years. Then how much time it will take
Rs 1500 to amount to Rs 2500 at 10% per annum.

30. A sum of money amounts to Rs 9440 in 3 years. If the rate of interest is increased by
25%, the amount becomes 9800 in same time. Find the principal and rate?

31. A borrowed Rs 6300 from B at 14% per annum. He added some extra money to that
some and lent to C at 16% per annum. If A got a profit of Rs 618. Find the amount
that is given to C.

32. A receives Rs 50000 at the age of 10 years from his father. He invested that money in
a trust. The trust gives him Rs 1200 per year and spent Rs 300 per year to manage
that money. How much amount will the boy receive at age of 18 years if the rate of
interest is 10% per annum.

33. Meera deposited Rs 7500 at 6% per annum. How much extra amount should be
deposited by her at 10%, so that she receives same SI on total investment at 8.5%
per annum.
34. A man wants to invest Rs 140000 in bond A and B. If the rate of interest in bond A is
5% and in B is 8% per annum. The sum invested in B should not be more than 40% of
the money invested in A. Find the maximum amount received by the man in 1year.

35. The simple interest in 12 years is Rs 1500. What is the SI, if the initial principal
amount is increased by 10% and 25% respectively after every 4 years.

36. A sum of money amounts to Rs 1500 in 12 years. The initial principal increases by
10% and 20% after every 4 years. What will be the simple interest received after 12
years if the rate of interest is 25/6?

37. P & Q borrowed Rs 40000 and 60000 from R at different rate of interest. If the
interest given by P after 4 years and interest given by Q after 3 years is same, and
interest of P & Q in 1 year is Rs 8400. Find at what rate of interest Q borrowed the
money from R.
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38. P, Q, R, W are 4 amounts such that P is SI of Q, Q is SI of R & R is SI of W. If the time
and rate of interest are equal in all Three cases find the ratio of P & W?

39. P borrowed Rs 7000 from a bank, after 3 years she returned Rs 3000 to the bank, a
after 5 years from starting she returned Rs 5450 and settled her account. Find the
rate of interest.

40. Radha bored Rs 3500 from a bank and returned Rs 1500 after 3 years. After 5 years
from starting she returned Rs 2725 and settled her account. What was the rate of
interest?

41. Two equal sum of money are lent at the same time at 8% and 7% per annum simple
interest. The former is recovered 6 months earlier than the later and the amount in
each case is Rs [Link] is the sum?

42. If the simple interest on Rs 1400 be more than the interest on Rs 1000 by Rs 60 in 5
years, find the rate of interest per annum.

43. If the simple interest on a certain sum at 4% per annum for 4 years is Rs 80 more
than the interest on the same sum for 3 years at 5% per annum, find the sum.

44. A certain sum is invested for certain time. If it amounts to Rs 450 at 7% per annum.
But when invested at 5% per annum, it amounts to Rs 350. Find the sum and time?

45. X invested an amount of Rs 12000 at the simple interest rate of 10% per annum and
another amount at the simple interest rate of 20% per annum. The total interest
earned at the end of one year on the total amount invested become 14% per annum.
Find the total amount invested.

46. The simple interest on a sum of money will be Rs 600 after 10 years. If the principal
is tripled after 5 years, what will be the total interest at the end of the 10th year?
47. The rate of interest on a sum of money is 4% per annum for the first 2 years, 6% per
annum for the next 4 years and 8% per annum for the period beyond 6 years. If the
simple interest accured by the sum for a total period of 9 years is Rs 1120, then the
sum is.

48. Rs 6000 becomes Rs 7200 in 4 years. If the rate becomes 1.5 times of itself, the
amount of the same principle in 5 years will be.

49. Rs 1720 is payable after 4 years. If he wants to pay in 4 equal installments. Find each
instalment if rate of interest is 5% per annum.

50. Rs 19200 is payable after 3 years. If it is to be paid in 3 installments each year. First
installment in half of the second and 1/3 of the 3rd installment. Find each
installment if the rate of interest is 10% per annum.

51. A took a lone from B of Rs 960 at 5% on a condition that he would pay it in 4 yearly
instalments. Out of which first 3 installment would be 1/4 of the principal and the
rest amount would be paid in last installment. Find the amount paid by A in the last
installment.

52. Two equal sum of money are lent in the same time at 8% and 7 % per annum simple
interest. The former is recovered in 6 months earlier than the later and the amount
in each cases Rs 2560. What is the sum?

53. Rs 10 is To be paid in 11 monthly installment. If each installment is of Rs 1. Find the

rate of interest per annum.

54. Rs 9 is to be paid in 10 monthly installment. Find the rate of interest if each

installment is of Rs 1.

55. A man wants to purchase a TV of Rs 9000. He paid Rs 2200 at the time of purchasing
and rest amount will be paid in 5 monthly installment of Rs 1400. Find the rate of
interest.

56. The annual installment that will discharge a debit of Rs 4200 due in 5 years at 10%
simple interest is

57. A cycle costs Rs 1500. If Rs 350 was paid as cash payment and rest amount was to be
paid in 3 monthly installment of Rs 400. Find the rate of interest.

58. A man deposit a sum of money in starting of every year till 4 years. After 4 years Rs
10800 were deposited in his account. Find the sum of money deposit by the man
every year if the rate of interest is 5%.

59. Only out of a certain sum, 1/3 is invested at 3%, 1/6 at 6% and the rest at 8%. If the
annual income is Rs 300, then the original sum is?
60. Out of Rs 50,000, that a man has, he lends Rs 8000 at 5.5% per annum at simple
interest and Rs 2400 at 6% per annum simple interest. He lands the remaining
money at a certain rate of interest so that he gets total annual interest of Rs 3680.
Find the rate of interest per annum, at which the remaining money is lent.

61. If the true discount own a sum due 2 years hence at 14% per annum be Rs 168, the
sum due is

62. The true discount on Rs 1760 due after certain time at 12% per annum is Rs 160. The
time after which it is due is

63. The interest on Rs 750 for 2 years is the same as the true discount on Rs 960 due 2
years hence. If the rate of interest is the same in both cases, it is

64. The simple interest and the true discount on a certain sum for a given time and at a
given rate Rs 85 and Rs 80 respectively. The sum is

65. The true discount on a certain sum of money due 2 2/3 years hence, is Rs 150 and
the simple interest on the same sum for the same time and at the same rate is Rs
200. Interest rate per annum is

66. The difference between simple interest and the true discount on Rs 2400 due 4 years
hence at 5% per annum simple interest is

67. The total discount on Rs 1860 due after a certain time at 5% is Rs 60. Find the time
after which it is due

68. The present worth of bill due 7 months, hence is Rs 1200. If the bill were due at the
end of 2.5 years, its present worth would be Rs 1016. Find the rate of interest of the
bill.

69. A person borrowed a sum at 6% per annum and returned Rs 6800 after 1 year. Now
the rate of interest is becomes 5% per annum on the rest of the amount. If the
interest of second year is 11/20 of 1st year SI. What amount was borrowed?

70. A person invests Rs 12000 as fixed deposit in a bank at the rate of 10% per annum
simple interest. But because of his needs he has to withdraw the entire money after
3 years, for which the bank allowed him a lower rate of interest. If he gets Rs 3320
less than what he would have got at the end of 5 years, the rate of interest allowed
by the bank is?

71. A person invested some amount at the rate of 12% simple interest and a certain
amount at the rate of 10% simple interest. He received yearly interest of Rs 130. But
if he had interchanged the amount invested he would have received Rs 4 more as
interest. How much did he invest at 12% simple interest?