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Neeraj took a loan of Rs. 201900 from bank with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest...............

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Neeraj took a loan of Rs. 201900 from bank with simple interest for as many years as the rate of interest.
If he was supposed to pay Rs. 395724 as interest at the end of loan period, what was the rate of interest?

posted Jan 14, 2019 by Vishal

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14%


Rs. 201900 *x years *x %= Rs. 395724 => x^2=1.96 % => x=14% & 14 years

answer Jan 14, 2019 by Hanifa Mammadov
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Let the rate of interest be x% p.a.
Then 395724 = 201900 *x *x/100 or 395724 = 2019 X2
Therefore, x = square root of 196 which is equal to 14. Therefore, the rate of interest is 14% p.a. DR, M J SUBRAMANYAM

answer Jan 15, 2019 by M J Subramanyam



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