PRACTICE PROBLEMS (COMPOUND INTEREST)
PRACTICE PROBLEMS (COMPOUND INTEREST)
Q1. Find the amount on
Rs. 60,000, if the interest is compounded half-yearly at 4 percent per annum
for one and half years.
(a) Rs. 63672.48
(b) Rs. 62424.00
(c) Rs. 67491.84
(d) Rs. 64896.00
(e) None of these
Q2. Rs. 25000 is
borrowed at CI at the rate of 3% for the first year, 4% for the second year and
5% for the third year. Find the amount to be paid after 3 years.
(a) Rs. 28119
(b) Rs. 29118
(c) Rs. 28129
(d) Rs. 28117
(e) None of these
Q3. If a sum of money at
compound interest amounts to thrice itself in 3 years, then in how many years
will it be 9 times itself?
(a) 12 years
(b) 6 years
(c) 9 years
(d) 15 years
(e) None of these
Q4. At what rate per
cent will the compound interest, does a sum of money become 16 times in 4
years?
(a) 100%
(b) 150%
(c) 50%
(d) 75%
(e) None of these
Q5. If the CI on a
certain sum for 2 years at 6% be Rs. 25.75, what would be the SI?
(a) Rs. 25
(b) Rs. 24
(c) Rs. 20
(d) Rs. 15
(e) None of these
Q6. On a certain sum of
money, the simple interest for 2 years is Rs. 140 at the rate of 4% per annum.
Find the difference in CI and SI.
(a) Rs. 3
(b) Rs. 1.5
(c) Rs. 2.8
(d) Rs. 1.8
(e) None of these
Q7. On what sum will the
difference between the simple and compound interests for 3 years at 3 per cent
per annum amount to Rs. 27.27?
(a) Rs. 5000
(b) Rs. 10000
(c) Rs. 8000
(d) Rs. 9000
(e) None of these
Q8. A certain amount of
money at compound interest grows uptoRs. 6560 in 3 years and uptoRs. 7216 in 4
years. Find the rate per cent per annum.
(a) 10%
(b) 5%
(c) 8%
(d) 6%
(e) None of these
Q9. What sum of money at
compound interest will amount to Rs. 480 at the end of the first year and Rs.
576 at the end of the second year?
(a) Rs. 420
(b) Rs. 450
(c) Rs. 400
(d) Rs. 375
(e) None of these
Q10. Find the ratio of
CI to SI on a certain sum at 45% per annum for 2 years.
(a) 49 : 47
(b) 49 : 42
(c) 49 : 40
(d) 48 : 49
(e) None of these
Q11. Rs. 2400 becomes
Rs. 3000 in 3 years at a certain rate of compound interest. What will be the
sum after 6 years?
(a) Rs. 4750
(b) Rs. 3750
(c) Rs. 3570
(d) Rs. 3600
(e) None of these
Q12. Find the compound
interest on Rs. 5000 for 3 years if the rate of interest is 5% for the first
year, 6% for the second year and 10% for the third year.
(a) Rs. 120.5
(b) Rs. 125.5
(c) Rs. 120
(d) Rs. 130
(e) None of these
Q13. A man borrows Rs.
4000 at 20% compound rate of interest. At the end of each year he pays back Rs.
1500. How much amount should he pay at the end of the third year to clear all
his dues?
(a) Rs. 2592
(b) Rs. 2852
(c) Rs. 2952
(d) Rs. 2953
(e) None of these
Q14. Divide Rs. 1105
between A and B, so that A’s share at the end of 5 years may equal B’s share at
the end of 7 years, compound interest being at 10%.
(a) Rs. 505, Rs. 600
(b) Rs. 605, Rs.
500
(c) Rs. 705, Rs.
400
(d) Rs. 625, Rs.
480
(e) None of these
Ans: 1) a 2) a 3)
b 4) a 5)
a 6) c 7)
b 8) a 9)
c 10) c
11) b 12)
e 13) c 14)
b
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