Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Simple Interest

Question:

The population of a city in the year 2020 was 2,00,000. The rate of growth of population is 8% per annum. Find the population of that city in the year 2022.

Options:

2,29,484

2,33,280

2,21,785

2,12,890

Correct Answer:

2,33,280

Explanation:

8% = \(\frac{8 }{100 }\) = \(\frac{2 }{25 }\)

Population of city in 2022 = 2,00,000 × \(\frac{27 }{25 }\) ×\(\frac{27 }{25 }\)

= 233280