What is the rate of interest (in %) if simple interest earned on a certain sum for the 3 years is Rs. 6,000 and compound interest earned for 2 years is Rs. 4,160?

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SI for 3 years = Rs. 6000

⇒ SI for 2 years = Rs. 4000

CI for 2 years = Rs. 4160

⇒ Difference in CI and SI for 2 years = Rs. 160

This difference is the Interest on SI for 1st year

∴ Rate of Interest = 160/2000 × 100 = 8%
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