1. A man takes a loan of ₹4,000 at 7% simple interest per annum, and exactly one year after the first loan, he takes a second loan of ₹4,000 at 4% simple interest per annum. After how many years from the first loan will the interest on both loans be equal?

2. Under the condition that no interest will be charged if the money is repaid within two years, three friends borrowed ₹6000, ₹8000, and ₹5000 respectively from a cooperative bank to jointly purchase four cycle rickshaws. After two years, after deducting all expenses, their total income amounted to ₹30,400. They divided this income in proportion to their capital contributions and then repaid their individual bank loans. Now, calculate how much money each person will have left in hand and what the ratio of the remaining amounts will be.

3. A person borrows ₹2,40,000 at an annual simple interest rate of 12% to build a house. One year after taking the loan, they start renting out the house for ₹5,200 per month. After how many years from taking the loan will the rental income be enough to repay the entire loan along with the accrued interest?

4. Rahmat Chacha borrowed ₹240000 from a bank at an annual simple interest rate of 12% to build a house. One year after borrowing, he started renting out the house for ₹5200 per month. Calculate and determine after how many years from borrowing he will be able to repay the bank loan along with interest using the rental income.

5. A borrowed ₹960 from B at an annual simple interest rate of 6%, with the condition that the loan will be repaid over the next 4 yearly installments. In the first 3 installments, A will pay only one-fourth of the principal each year. In the final (4th) installment, A will pay the remaining principal along with the total interest accrued over the 4 years. Find the total amount A will pay at the end of the 4th year.

6. Rokeya takes a loan from the bank under the condition that she will pay interest at an annual simple interest rate of 10% and repay \(\frac{1}{5}\) of the principal every two years. If she pays 10,000 currency units as the first installment after two years, determine the amount she borrowed.

7. ₹1200 is lent at an annual interest rate of 6\(\frac{1}{4}\)% and ₹1000 is lent at an annual interest rate of 4\(\frac{1}{3}\)% on the same day. After how much time will the amounts (principal + interest) of both loans become equal?

(a) 20 years (b) 24 years (c) 15 years (d) 30 years

8. A farmer takes a loan of ₹25,000 from an agricultural cooperative society and pays 5% simple interest annually. At the end of the first year, he repays ₹15,000 out of the ₹25,000. How much does he need to pay at the end of the second year to clear the entire loan?

9. At an annual simple interest rate of 6%, in how many years will the interest on ₹\(x\) amount become ₹\(\frac{9x}{25}\)? Find the value of the time.

(a) 6 years (b) 8 years (c) 10 years (d) 12 years

10. Uday Babu lent a certain amount of money to one person at an annual simple interest rate of 4% for 4 years, and twice that amount to another person at an annual simple interest rate of 10% for the same duration. He received ₹960 more interest from the second person than from the first. Find the total amount of money Uday Babu lent.

11. Rambabu divided his total money between two banks in such a way that he received equal interest from both banks after one year. The annual interest rates of the two banks are 4% and 5%, respectively. The amount of money deposited in the second bank is — of the amount deposited in the first bank.

(a) \(\frac{1}{2}\) part (b) \(\frac{1}{3}\) part (c) \(\frac{1}{6}\) part (d) twice

12. An agricultural cooperative society provides loans to its members at an annual simple interest rate of 4%. However, borrowing from a bank incurs a 7.4% annual simple interest rate. If a farmer borrows ₹5000 from the cooperative society instead of a bank, calculate and write how much interest the farmer saves in a year.

13. My aunt wants to will ₹56,000 between her two sons, aged 13 and 15, in such a way that by the time each turns 18, the total amount (principal + interest) received by both sons is equal. The interest is calculated at an annual simple interest rate of 10%. Determine how much should be allotted to each son in the will.

14. A borrowed ₹860 from B at an annual simple interest rate of 6%, with the agreement to repay the loan over the next four yearly installments. In each of the first three installments, A would pay only one-fourth of the principal. In the final (fourth year’s) installment, A would pay the remaining principal and the total accumulated interest. What amount will A pay at the end of the fourth year?