Practicing Success
₹480 is invested at simple interest. It becomes ₹520 after 20 months. What is the interest rate per annum? |
6% 5% 8% 4% |
5% |
20 months = 1 years 6 months = \(\frac{3 }{2}\) years Simple interest of \(\frac{3}{2}\) years = 520 - 480 = 40 Simple interest of 1 years = \(\frac{3}{5 }\) × 40 = 24 Simple Interest = \(\frac{Principal ×Rate × Time }{100}\) 24 = \(\frac{480 ×Rate × 1 }{100}\) Rate = 5% |