Compound interest

1. Rs 7500 was lent of the rate of 4% compounded annually for two years. Find compound interest?

A. 612 B. 600 C. 624 D. 650

2. Rs 1200 was borrowed for two years at the rate of 5% per annum compounded annually. What is
compound interest?

A. 123 B. 120 C.124 D. 119

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3. Rs 1470 was lent at the rate of 14 % per annum compounded annually for one year and 4 months.
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The rate of interest earned is?

A. 390 B. 290 C. 300 D. 250

4. Rs 8000 was taken from a person at the rate of interest 5% per annum for 1 year and 73 days. Find
the compound interest on the sum taken?

A. 484 B.584 C. 480 D. 448

5. The compound interest on certain sum of money for 2 years at 5% per annum is Rs 328. What is
principal amount?

A. 2800 B. 3600 C. 4000 D. 3200

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6. The compound interest on certain sum of money for two years at 12 % per annum compounded
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annually is Rs 425. What is principal amount?

A. 1600 B. 2000 C. 1200 D. 1800

7. A certain sum amounts to Rs 2420 at 10% per annum at compound interest in two years. The sum is?

A. 2000 B. 2400 C. 2800 D. 1600

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8. A sum of money amounts to 4900 in two years at 16 % per annum compounded annually. The sum
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is?

A. 3600 B. 3200 C. 4000 D. 2500

9. A sum of money amount to Rs 5290 in two years at 15% per annum. Find the sum?

A. 4000 B. 4200 C. 3800 D. 4500

10. The difference of compound interest and simple interest on certain sum of money is Rs 40 for two
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years at 6 % per annum compound annually. Find principal amount?
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A. 8000 B. 9000 C.12000 D. 6000

11. A sum of money gives difference of simple interest and compound interest for two years is Rs 70 at
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6 % per annum compounded annually. Find the simple interest for 10 years?
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A. 11200 B. 12200 C. 11800 D. 11600

12. The difference of compound interest and simple interest on certain sum of money at
20% per annum for two years is Rs 48. The sum is?
 A. 1200 B. 900 C. 1600 D. 1400

13. If the difference of compound interest and simple interest on a sum for two years at
4% per annum is Rs 40. Find 2nd years at compound interest?

A. 102 B. 96 C. 108 D. 104

14. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on a certain sum of money for two
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years is Rs 13.50 at 16 % per annum. Find the simple interest for 5 years?
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A. 405 B. 400 C. 410 D. 420

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15. On a certain sum the 2nd year’s compound interest is Rs 850 at 6 % per annum in two years. Find sum.
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A. 12800 B. 12600 C. 12200 D. 12500

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16. On certain sum the 2nd years compound interest is Rs 950 at 11 % per annum compounded annually.
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Find simple interest for 10 years.

A. 8550 B. 9000 C. 8450 D. 8650

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17. The 2nd years compound interest on certain sum of money is Rs 630 for two years at 12 % per annum
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compounded annually. Find total compound interest.

A. 1290 B. 1190 C. 1390 D.1490

18. Rs 10000 was borrowed from a bank. The rate of interest for the 1st year is 4% and 2nd year is 5%. Find
the compound interest?

A. 920 B. 720 C. 820 D. 900

19. The difference between compound interest and simple interest on certain sum of money for two
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years is Rs 40. That of 2nd year at 11 % and that of 2nd year at 14 %. What is principal amount?
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A. 2520 B. 2420 C. 2350 D.2640

20. Rs 5000 was borrowed for 1 year and 73 days. The rate of interest for 1 st year is 2% and 2nd year is
3%. Find compound interest?

A. 120.6 B. 150 C. 140 D. 130.6

21. The difference of compound interest and simple interest on certain sum of money is Rs 60 for two
years, compounded annually. The rate of interest for the 1 st year is 3% and that of 2nd year 4% p.a. Find
principal amount.

A. 50,000 B. 60000 C. 48000 D. 54000

22. What is compound interest on Rs 10,000 at 10% per annum for 3 years interest being compounded
annually.

A. 3270 B. 3500 C. 3700 D. 3310

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23. Find the compound interest on Rs 21600 at 16 % per annum for 3 years. Interest being compounded
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annually.

A. 12700 B. 14700 C. 12800 D. 12600

24. The difference of compound interest and simple interest on certain sum of money is Rs 95 for three
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years. If rate of interest at 16 %. What is principal amount?
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A. 1080 B. 1280 C. 1248 D. 1064

25. The difference of compound interest and simple interest for 3 years is Rs 800 at 20% per annum. If
the rate of interest is compounded annually. What is principal amount?

A. 6850 B. 6450 C. 5448 D. 6250

26. The difference of compound interest on certain sum of money is Rs 133 for 3 years. If the rate of
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interest at 16 % p.a. What is compound interest for 3 years?
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A. 343 B. 340 C. 324 D. 480

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27. If the third years compound interest on certain sum of money is Rs 11000 at the rate of 11 % per
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annum. Find principal amount?

A. 80190 B. 81190 C. 80910 D. 89110

28. On a certain sum of money the third years compound interest is Rs 3600 at 20% p.a. at compound
interest. Find difference between 3rd years compound interest and 2nd years compound interest?

A. 680 B. 800 C. 600 D. 640

29. The difference of compound interest and simple interest on certain sum of money for three years is
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numerically equal to the rate of interest. If the rate of interest is 12 % p.a. Find the principal amount.
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A. 286 B. 290 C. 300 D. 312

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30. The difference of compound interest and simple interest for 3 years at 14 % per annum compounded
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annually is Rs 8800. Find difference of compound interest and simple interest for 2 years.

A. 2800 B. 2900 C. 2700 D. 2600

31. The difference of 3rd year compound and 2nd year compound interest on a certain sum of money is Rs
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72 at 9 % p.a. compounded annually. Find difference of compound interest and simple interest for
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3 years?

A. 204 B. 205 C. 206 D. 207

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32. A sum of 1000 was lent at 20% p.a. for 1 year at compound interest. Find compound interest if the
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interest is compounded half yearly.

A. 331 B. 330 C. 310 D. 329

33. Rs 1000 was borrowed for 9 months at 40% per annum at compound interest. What is compound
interest if it is compounded quarter?

A. 331 B. 334 C. 332 D. 327

34. What is compound interest on Rs 10,000 for 3 years. If the rate of interest for 1 st year is 4%, 2nd
interest is 5% and 3rd year at 6% p.a.

A. 1575 B. 1525 C. 1775 D. 1725

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35. Rs 25200 was borrowed from a bank. If rate of interest for the 1 st year at 14 %, 2nd year at 11 % and
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3rd year 10%. Find difference of compound interest and simple interest for 3 years.

A. 1080 B. 950 C. 1280 D. 1000

36. A certain sum of money became thrice in 7 years. If the rate of interest remains same. The same
amount becomes 81 times in how many years if the interest is compounded annually.

A. 28 B. 24 C. 21 D. 27

37. A certain sum of money becomes 16 times in 12 years. In how many years it will become 32 times if
the rate of interest is same?

A. 15 B. 16 C.17 D. 18

38. A certain sum becomes 8 times in 6 years, it will become 16 times in how many years if rate of interest
is same.

A. 8 B. 6 C. 10 D. 12

39. A certain sum of money becomes 5 times in 3 years at certain rate of interest at compound interest.
How many years it will take to become 125 times if the rate of interest is same?

A. 9 B. 6 C. 12 D. 8

40. The simple interest on certain sum of money for 4 years at 4% p.a. exceeds the compound interest
on the same for 3 years at 5% per annum by Rs 95. Find the sum?

A. 48,000 B. 40000 C. 36000 D. 54000

41. The ratio of difference of compound interest and simple interest for 3 years to that of difference of
compound interest and simple interest for 2 years is 19:6. Find the rate of interest?

A. 50/3% B. 37 1/3% C. 62 ½% D. 50%

42. A certain sum of money becomes 4 times in 3 years. If the rate of interest is same. It will become 64
times in how many years?

A. 9 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

43. A sum becomes two times in 6 years at certain rate of compound interest. It will becomes 32 times
in?

A. 30 B. 28 C. 27 D. 32

44. A certain sum of money becomes thrice in 7 years. In 21 years it will become?

A. 27 B. 21 C. 28 D. 36

45. A sum become three times in 6 years at certain rate of interest at compound interest. In 24 years it
will become?

A. 32 times B. 24 times C. 36 times D. 27 times

46. Find rate of interest. If Rs 400 amounts to Rs 441 in two years at certain rate of interest at compound
interest is?

A. 5% B. 10% C. 15% D. 12%

47. A certain sum of money amounts to 125% more than itself in two years at compound interest. Find
the rate of interest?
A. 30% B. 25% C. 20% D. 35%

48. At what rate of interest per annum at compound interest Rs 2304 amounts to Rs 2500 in two years.
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A. 4 % B. 6 ¼% C. 12 ½% D. 3 1/3%
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49. If a certain sum amounts to 2.25 times of itself in 2 years at certain rate of interest at compound
interest. Find rate of interest?

A. 60% B. 50% C. 40% D. 45%

50. At what rate per annum Rs 1000 amounts to Rs 1331 in three years at compounded interest.

A. 10% B. 15% C. 20% D. 5%

51. A certain sum of money amounts to 44% more than itself at certain rate of interest at compound
interest in two years. Find rate of interest?

A. 15% B. 16 2/3% C. 25% D. 20%

52. A certain sum becomes 1.25 times in two years and 1.75 times in 3 years at certain rate of interest
at compound interest. Find the rate of interest?

A. 40% B. 60% C. 50% D.

53. A certain sum of money becomes 4 times in 2 years and 9 times in 4 years at certain rate of interest
compounded annually. Find the rate of interest?

A. 40% B. 50% C. 48% D. 60%

54. A certain sum amounts to 8 times in 4 years and 27 times in 7 years at certain rate of interest
compounded annually. Find rate of interest?

A. 50% B. 45% C. 60% D. 64%

55. A certain sum amounts to Rs 625 in 5 years and Rs 784 in 7 years at a fixed rate of interest
compounded annually. Find rate of interest?

A. 12% B. 10% C. 15% D. 12 ½%

56. A sum of money becomes Rs 4500 after 2years and Rs 6750 after 4 years at certain rate of interest
compounded annually. Find the sum.

A. 4000 B. 3000 C. 3600 D. 2700

57. A certain sum amounts to Rs 600 in 4 years and Rs 900 in 8 years at certain rate of interest
compounded annually. Find the sum?

A. 400 B. 600 C. 480 D. 680

58. A certain sum amounts to Rs 3840 in 4 years and Rs 3936 in 5 years at certain rate of interest at
compound interest. Find the rate of interest?

A. 2.5% B. 3.33% C. 5% D. 3%

59. A certain sum amounts to Rs 650 in one year and Rs 676 in two years at certain rate of interest. Find
the sum?

A. 600 B. 625 C. 650 D. 675

60. Rs 4800 amounts to Rs 6000 in 4 years at certain rate of compound interest. In 12 years at will amount
to?

A. 9375 B. 9300 C. 9600 D. 9675

61. Rs 2400 amounts to Rs 3000 in 3 years at certain rate of interest of compound interest. After 6 years
at will amount to?

A. 3750 B. 3700 C. 4050 D. 3550

62. A certain sum gives Rs 480 at simple interest and Rs 492 as compound interest in 2 years. Find rate
of interest and sum?

A. 5%, 4800 B. 10% 4800 C. 5% 4400 D. 10% 5400

63. Rs 16820 was divided among two brother whose ages are 25 years and 23 years both of them lend
their sum of money at 5% p.a. compound interest. When they attain 40 years of age they got the
same amount in return. Find the share of elder brother.

A. 12200 B. 8000 C. 8820 D. 10800

64. Rs 3903 was divided between A and B for 7 and 9 years at 4% p.a. at compound interest. If the amount
received from both is same, then shares of A is?

A. 2028 B. 1875 C. 2000 D. 1900

65. Rs 1105 was divided between A and B and lent for 7 years and 9 years at 10% p.a. at compound
interest. Find the share of each one.

A. 500, 605 B. 605, 500 C. 705, 400 D. 600, 505

66. Mohan borrows Rs 3000 from a bank at 10% p.a. at compound interest and returns Rs 1000 at the
end of every year. How much money he should pay to the bank at the end of third year so that his
total due get cleared?

A. 1683 B. 1650 C. 1600 D. 1690

67. A person borrows Rs 4000 from a bank at 20% per annum at compound interest and return Rs 1500
Rs at the end of each year. How many money he should pay at the end of third year to clear his due?

A. 2952 B. 2850 C. 2752 D. 2800

68. A man borrow some money at the rate of 3% p.a. at compound interest payable yearly and lent it
immediately at 5% interest at compound interest payable half yearly. Thereby gains Rs 330 at the
end of a year. The sum borrowed is?

A. 16000 B. 18000 C. 20000 D. 21000

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69. A sum of money returned into two equal installments of Rs 338 at the rate of 8 % p.a at compounded
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interest. Find the sum?

A. 600 B. 500 C. 400 D. 640

70. A sum of money of Rs 5150 was returned in two equal installments of at 6% p.a. at compound
interest. Find the amount of each installments.

A. 2709 B. 2500 C. 2809 D. 3600

71. A sum of money returned into three annually equal installments of Rs 2662 at 10% p.a. at compound
interest. Find sum?
A. 3430 B. 3330 C. 2309 D. 3240

72. Ram purchase a T.V. set for Rs 2550. If he return the money in two equal installments at 4% p.a. at
compound interest. What is sum of each installments?

A. 1382 B. 1470 C. 1683 D. 1284

73. A certain sum was returned in two equal installments of Rs 8820 at 5% p.a. at compound interest.
Find the sum?

A. 16200 B. 16600 C. 16800 D. 16400

74. An A.C was bought at some price. It was returned in two equal installments of Rs 5324 at 10% p.a. at
compound interest. The price of A.C was?

A. 13240 B. 14240 C. 12240 D. 13420