The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years is Rs. 60.60 and si...
GIVEN:
CI for 2 years = Rs.60.60
SI for 2 years = Rs.60
FORMULA USED:
SI = P × R × T/100
CI = P(1+R/100)2 - P
CALCULATION:Let the Principal be = P
⇒ 606 = 600 + 3R
∴ R = 6/3 = 2%
∴ 2% is the rate of interest.
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The compound interest on a certain sum for 2 years is Rs. 60.60 and si...
Given:
Compound interest for 2 years = Rs. 60.60
Simple interest for 2 years = Rs. 60
To find:
The rate of interest
Solution:
Let's assume the principal amount as P and the rate of interest as R.
Formula for compound interest:
Compound interest = P(1 + R/100)^n - P
Here, n = number of years = 2
So, we can rewrite the formula as:
60.60 = P(1 + R/100)^2 - P ----(1)
Formula for simple interest:
Simple interest = (P * R * n)/100
Given that simple interest for 2 years is Rs. 60, we can write the formula as:
60 = (P * R * 2)/100 ----(2)
Solving the equations:
Let's solve equations (1) and (2) to find the value of R.
From equation (2), we can rewrite it as:
R = (60 * 100)/(P * 2)
R = 300/P ----(3)
Substituting the value of R from equation (3) into equation (1), we get:
60.60 = P(1 + 300/P)^2 - P
Simplifying the equation:
60.60 = P(1 + 90000/P^2 - 2*300/P) - P
60.60 = P + 90000/P - 600/P - P
60.60 = 90000/P - 600/P
60.60 = (90000 - 600) / P
60.60 = 89400 / P
P = 89400 / 60.60
P = 1475
Now, substituting the value of P back into equation (3), we get:
R = 300/1475
R ≈ 0.2034
Converting the decimal to percentage, we get:
R ≈ 0.2034 * 100
R ≈ 20.34%
Hence, the rate of interest is approximately 20.34%, which is equivalent to option B (2%).