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The compound interest on a certain some of money for 2 years at 10% per annum is Rs 420. The simple interest on the same sum at the same rate and for the same time will be ?

a) Rs. 350
b) Rs. 375
c) Rs. 380
d) Rs. 400

Answer: d
Explanation:
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Rate = 10}}\% \cr & {\text{Time = 2 years}} \cr & {\text{Effective rate of CI for 2 years}} \cr & {\text{ = 10 + 10 + }}\frac{{10 \times 10}}{{100}} = 21\% \cr & {\text{Effective rate of SI for 2 years}} \cr & {\text{ = 2}} \times {\text{10 = 20}}\% \cr & {\text{Required SI}} \cr & {\text{ = }}\frac{{420}}{{21}} \times {\text{20 = Rs. 400}} \cr} $$

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