Question 16
What is the annual rate of simple interest if a sum of money becomes 7/5 times of itself in 4 years?
Step-by-Step Solution
CONCEPT USED
Simple Interest
STEP-BY-STEP SOLUTION
$A = (7/5)P$
$SI = A - P = (2/5)P = 0.4P. Rate R = (0.4P * 100) / (P * 4) = 40 / 4 = 10% p.a.
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