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What will happen if interest is compounded quarterly? How many conversion periods will be there? What about the quarter-year rate? How much will it be of the annual rate? 

Important Questions on Compound Interest

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What will be the amount after 18 months if Rs.10,000 is invested under 6 monthly compound at 20% annual rate of interest? 
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A sum of  2500 becomes  8100 in 2 years at a certain rate of compound interest. What will be the sum (in ) after 4 years?

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What is the sum of money which will become  201840 at the rate of 16% per annum at compound interest in two years?
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X borrowed some money from a source at 8%simple interest and lent it to Y at 12% simple interest on the same day and gained Rs. 4800 after 3 years. The amount X borrowed, in Rupees, is:
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What is that sum which earns Rs. 420 as compound interest in second year at the annual interest rate of 5%?
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A sum of 1200 is invested at compound interest (compounded half yearly). If the rate of interest is 10% per annum, then what will be the amount after 18 months?
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A sum of Rs. 15000 is lent at compound interest (compounded annually) at an interest of 20% per annum. If the interest is compounded half yearly, then how munch more interest (in Rs.) will be obtained in one year?
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How long will a sum of money take to double, if it is invested at 9.09% p.a. simple interest?

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What is the ratio of simple interest earned on certain amount at the rate of 12% p.a. for 9 years and that for 12 years ? 

1. 1:2
2. 2:3
3. 3:4
4.4:5

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On a certain principal, simple interest amounts to Rs. 1000 in 1 year at the rate of 10% p.a. What will be the effective rate of interest if the same is compounded on a half-yearly basis?

1. 10.10
2. 10.15
3. 10.20
4. 10.25

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Ram borrows a certain sum of money at 8% per annum simple interest and Rahim borrows Rs. 2000 at 5% per annum simple interest. If the interest at the end of 3 years is equal, then the amount borrowed by Ram is:
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According to a new plan rolled out by a certain bank, the rate of simple interest on a sum of money is 8% p.a. for the first two years, 10% p.a. for the next three years and 6% p.a. for the period beyond the first five years. Simple interest accrued on a sum for a period of eight years is 12800. Find the sum:
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What will be the compound interest on a sum of Rs. 160000 for 2 years at the annual rate of 10%, if the interest is compounded half yearly?

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What will be the interest accrued on Rs.2735 for 4 years at the rate of 5% annual simple interest? 
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A certain sum when invested at 5% interest compounded annually for 3 year yields an interest of Rs. 2,522 . Find the principal.
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A sum of Rs.5000 is invested at a scheme of compound interest. The interest rate is 20%. If the interest is compounded half yearly. Then what is interest (in Rs.) after 1 year?  
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What will 40,000 amount to in 2 years at the rate of 20% p.a., if interest is compounded yearly?

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Rishi earned Rs. 83.2 at compound rate interest 8% per annum over two years. How much did he invest?
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The simple interest (p.a.) accrued on an amount of Rs.17,000 at the end of four years is Rs. 6,800. What would be the compound interest (compounded annually) accrued on the same amount at the same time after two years?
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Rs.6100 was partly invested in Scheme A at 10% p.a. compound interest ( compounded annually ) for 2 years and partly in Scheme B at 10% p.a. Simple interest for 4 years. Both the scheme give equal interests. How much was invested in Scheme A?