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RRB Group D Simple Interest — practice questions — page 2

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Tap every statement true of simple interestRead the answer and worked solution →Which quantity does this describe?Read the answer and worked solution →More simple interestRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: what changes and what does notRead the answer and worked solution →Order the steps: total repayment under simple interestRead the answer and worked solution →Complete the simple interest pictureRead the answer and worked solution →Assertion and reason: simple interestRead the answer and worked solution →Two are true, one is notRead the answer and worked solution →Spot the odd one outRead the answer and worked solution →Tap every statement true of simple interestRead the answer and worked solution →Flip and pair: quantity with descriptionRead the answer and worked solution →Naming the partsRead the answer and worked solution →True or false: interest in everyday lifeRead the answer and worked solution →Paid to you, or paid by you?Read the answer and worked solution →Three of these are wrong. Find the one that holds.Read the answer and worked solution →

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Tap every statement true of simple interest

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Questions
  1. Items
    1. Text
      Uses the original principal every year
      Matches the category
      Yes
    2. Text
      The same amount each year
      Matches the category
      Yes
    3. Text
      Three years gives three times one year's
      Matches the category
      Yes
    4. Text
      Uses last year's amount as its base
      Matches the category
      No
    5. Text
      Grows faster each year
      Matches the category
      No
    Category
    True of SIMPLE interest
What stays fixed is the point. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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Which quantity does this describe?

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Items
  1. Item
    The sum originally lent
    Category
    Principal
  2. Item
    What the rate is applied to
    Category
    Principal
  3. Item
    The extra money earned
    Category
    Interest
  4. Item
    What the bank adds each year
    Category
    Interest
  5. Item
    Principal plus interest
    Category
    Amount
  6. Item
    The final sum repaid
    Category
    Amount
Categories
  1. Item
    Principal
  2. Item
    Interest
  3. Item
    Amount
Naming the parts correctly is most of an interest question. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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More simple interest

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Questions
  1. Question
    20,000 at 10% per annum earns, in one year
    Choices
    1. 200
    2. 20,000
    3. 2,000
    Correct choice
    2,000
  2. Question
    Over three years that is
    Choices
    1. 6,000
    2. 2,000
    3. 3,000
    Correct choice
    6,000
  3. Question
    The amount after three years is
    Choices
    1. 20,000
    2. 26,000
    3. 6,000
    Correct choice
    26,000
  4. Question
    Doubling the term does what to simple interest?
    Choices
    1. halves it
    2. leaves it alone
    3. doubles it
    Correct choice
    doubles it
The interest is the same each year, so it scales with the number of years. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.

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