Simple interest worked out
Exercise and reference answers
- Questions
- Question
- 10,000 at 15% per annum, interest for one year
- Choices
- 150
- 1,500
- 3,000
- Correct choice
- 1,500
- Question
- Interest over two years
- Choices
- 1,500
- 1,300
- 3,000
- Correct choice
- 3,000
- Question
- The amount after two years
- Choices
- 13,000
- 10,000
- 3,000
- Correct choice
- 13,000
- Question
- Simple interest for 3 years would be
- Choices
- 3,000
- 4,500
- 1,500
- Correct choice
- 4,500
Explanation
syllabus Example 7: 10,000 at 15% per annum gives 1,500 a year
so 3,000 over two years and an amount of 13,000. Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 Comparing Quantities.