At what rate a sum of money will becomes eight times of itself in 3 years if the interest compounded yearly?

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Let principal = 1 unit \( \Large \therefore Amount = 1 \times 8 \) = 8 units According to the question,

Required Rate %=\( \Large \frac{1}{1} \times 100 \)=100 %


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  1. A sum of money becomes eight times of itself in 3 years at compound interest. The rate of interest per annum is

Let the principal be P and the rate of compound interest be r% per annum. Then,According to question ,

8P = P
1 + r
3
100

⇒  8 =
1 + r
3 ⇒ 23 =
1 + r
3
100100



We can find required answer with the help of given formula :Here, n = 8, t = 3 years.

R% = (n1/t − 1) × 100%


R% = [(8)1/3 − 1] × 100%
R% = [(23)1/3 − 1] × 100%
∴ R% = 100%

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