Prelims · 8 Mental Ability · 8.3 Percentages and commercial arithmetic

8.3.4 Simple interest

Simple interest is charged only on the original principal, so it grows by the same amount every year and every question reduces to SI = PRT/100.

  • APPSC Group 2 · Prelims
  • Standard level
  • 5 min read
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Key terms

  • simple interest
  • principal
  • rate
  • time
  • amount
  • doubling time
  • split investment
  • change of rate
  • slab rates
  • borrowing and lending

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