At a certain rate of simple interest, Rs.4050 amounts upto Rs.4526.50 in 2 years. At the same rate of simple interest, how much would 1 lakh amount in 3 years.

Let interest be i per annum simple interest.

4050(1+i*2)=4526.50
solve for i.
1+i*2=4526.5/4050=1.117654321
i=(1.117654321-1)/2
=0.058827

1 lakh = 100,000
So after 3 years, accumulated amount
=100,000(1+3i)
=100,000(1.1764815)
=117648.15

4526.5/4050 = 1.1176 or 11.76% in two years.

That means it gets 5.88% each year

so, 1 lakh grows by 0.0588 each year
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To find the simple interest for 1 lakh in 3 years, we need to first determine the rate of simple interest.

We are given that Rs.4050 amounts to Rs.4526.50 in 2 years. To find the rate, we can use the formula for simple interest:

Simple Interest = (Principal * Rate * Time) / 100

Here, the principal is Rs.4050, and the amount is Rs.4526.50. The time is 2 years.

Substituting these values into the formula, we have:

4526.50 = (4050 * Rate * 2) / 100

To find the rate, let's rearrange the formula:

Rate = (4526.50 * 100) / (4050 * 2)

Rate ≈ 5.58%

Now we can calculate the simple interest for 1 lakh in 3 years using the same rate of 5.58%.

Simple Interest = (Principal * Rate * Time) / 100

Principal = 1,00,000
Rate = 5.58%
Time = 3 years

Substituting these values into the formula, we have:

Simple Interest = (1,00,000 * 5.58 * 3) / 100

Simplifying the expression:

Simple Interest ≈ Rs.16740

Therefore, 1 lakh would amount to approximately Rs.1,16,740 in 3 years at the same rate of simple interest.