Compound Interest
Compound Interest: Overview
This topic covers problems on Compound Interest which is the interest calculated on the principal and the interest accumulated over the previous period.
Important Questions on Compound Interest
A person sold a horse at a gain of . Had he bought it for less and sold it for less, he would have made a profit of . The cost price of the horse was

In what time will give as interest at the rate of per annum simple interest?

What will be the difference between simple interest and compound interest at per annum on a sum of after ?

In what time will amount to at per annum, compounded half -yearly?

Find the difference between compound interest and simple interest on for at per annum.

Find the difference between compound and Simple interest for principal 10,000 at the rate of 3% per annum for 3 years?

A sum of amounts to in .What will be its amount, if the rate of interest is increased by

Simple interest on a certain sum of money for 3 years at 8% per annum is half the compound interest on Rs.4000 for 2 years at 10% per annum. The sum placed on simple interest is:

If the simple interest for be equal to of the principal amount, it will be equal to the principal after how many years?

If has been borrowed at an annual compound rate of interest of . How much money will have to be returned after two years?

A sum of money at simple interest double in . In how many years will it amount to times itself.

How much time will it take for an amount of to yield as interest at per annum of simple interest?

A certain amount earns simple interest of after . Had the interest rate been more, how much more interest would it have earned?

The simple interest on in at the rate of per annum equals the simple interest on at the rate of per annum in . The value of is:

The population of a town is . It decreases by per thousand per year. Find out the population after years.

A sum of money at simple interest amounts to in and to in . Find the sum.

Select the related word/letters/number from the given alternatives.
Horse : Hoof : : ?

A trader has of rice, a part of which he sells as profit and the rest at loss. On the whole his loss is . What is the quantity sold at profit and that at loss?

A certain sum at a certain rate of simple interest to Rs. 1125 in 4 years and Rs. 1200 in 7 years. Find the rate of interest?

The simple interest accrued on an amount of at the end of is . What would be the compound interest accrued on the same amount at the same rate in the same period?
