Arithmetic Aptitude :: Simple Interest
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Principal:
The money borrowed or lent out for a certain period is called the principal or the sum.
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Interest:
Extra money paid for using other's money is called interest.
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Simple Interest (S.I.):
If the interest on a sum borrowed for certain period is reckoned uniformly, then it is called simple interest.
Let Principal = P, Rate = R% per annum (p.a.) and Time = T years. Then
(i). Simple Intereest = (P×R×T100); (ii). P = (100×S.IR×T); R = (100×S.IP×T); and T =(100×S.IP×R); .