SAT Sample Questions » Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability

SAT Sample Questions

Quantitative Section : Quantitative Ability

Interest

41. The difference between the compound interest and the simple interest on a certain sum at 12% p.a. for two years is Rs.90. What will be the value of the amount at the end of 3 years?
    1. 9000
    2. 6250
    3. 8530.80
    4. 8780.80

    Answer: D

42. Find the sum of all the integers which are multiples of 7 and lie between 200 and 400.
    1. 8729
    2. 8700
    3. 8428
    4. None of these

    Answer: A

43. What is the measure of the circum radius of a triangle whose sides are 9, 40 and 41?
    1. 6
    2. 4
    3. 24.5
    4. 20.5

    Answer: D

44. If the sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon measures up to 1440 degrees, how many sides does the polygon have?
    1. 10 sides
    2. 8 sides
    3. 12 sides
    4. 9 sides

    Answer: A

45. What is the measure of in radius of the triangle whose sides are 24, 7 and 25?
    1. 12.5
    2. 3
    3. 6
    4. None of these

    Answer: B

46. Vijay invested Rs.50,000 partly at 10% and partly at 15%. His total income after a year was Rs.7000. How much did he invest at the rate of 10%?
    1. Rs.40,000
    2. Rs.40,000
    3. Rs.12,000
    4. Rs.20,000

    Answer: B

47. A sum of money invested for a certain number of years at 8% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.180. The same sum of money invested for the same number of years at 4% p.a. simple interest grows to Rs.120 only. For how many years was the sum invested?
    1. 25 years
    2. 40 years
    3. 33 years and 4 months
    4. Cannot be determined

    Answer: A

48. How long will it take for a sum of money to grow from Rs.1250 to Rs.10,000, if it is invested at 12.5% p.a simple interest?
    1. 8 years
    2. 64 years
    3. 72 years
    4. 56 years

    Answer: D

49. Rs. 5887 is divided between Shyam and Ram, such that Shyam's share at the end of 9 years is equal to Ram's share at the end of 11 years, compounded annually at the rate of 5%. Find the share of Shyam.
    1. 2088
    2. 2000
    3. 3087
    4. None of these

    Answer: C

50. The question for the day is from the topic simple and compound interest. Shawn invested one half of his savings in a bond that paid simple interest for 2 years and received Rs.550 as interest. He invested the remaining in a bond that paid compound interest, interest being compounded annually, for the same 2 years at the same rate of interest and received Rs.605 as interest. What was the value of his total savings before investing in these two bonds?
    1. Rs.5500
    2. Rs.11000
    3. Rs.22000
    4. Rs.2750

    Answer: D