Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts with the label Aptitude

Maths Trick Time taken to double the money

You might have heard about time taken to double your invested money in X no. of years when agents are marketing about their product instead of straight away telling about effective rate of interest. So i am sharing you a trick to calculate rate of interest to double the amount if you know the time or vice versa in a matter of 3 seconds. Scope of formula : applicable to compound interest gives you a rough idea may or may not be accurate Applicable to double the amount Formula (Time taken to double Invested money) X (Rate of interest) = 72 Formula Check rate of interest be 10 % annualy, Investment amount Rs. 100000 using formula Time = 72 / Rate of interest = 72/10 = 7.2 years Amount = p  [(1+R%)^t] =100000 [(1+10/100)^7.2] =100000[(1.1)^7.2] =198621.99 Formula Pass :) If like the trick say Thanks 

Percentage - Net Discount after series of discounts

Net Discount after series of discounts Net Discount= (1- 1st discount%) X (1-2nd disscount %) and so on E.g. Discount on shirt 10% on 30% Net discount = (1-0.1)(1-0.3)=(0.9*0.7)=0.63 or say 63 % net discount Lets check this formula on shirt mrp 100 Rs. After First Discount =100-100*(10/100) =100-10 =90 After Second Discount =90-90*30/100 =90-27 =63 Percentage Change = Price After Discount / Original Price *100 =63/100*100 =63%