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  1. A sum of 13,360 was borrowed at 8
    3
    % per annum compound interest
    4
    and paid back in two years in two equal annual instalments. What was the amount of each instalment ?
    1. ₹ 5,769
    2. ₹ 7,569
    3. ₹ 7,009
    4. ₹ 7,500
Correct Option: B

Let each instalment be y.

y
+
y
= 13360
1 +
35
21 +
35
400400

⇒ 
y
+
y
= 13360
1 +
7
21 +
7
8080

⇒ 
6400y
+
80y
= 13360
756987

⇒ 
6400y + 6960y
= 13360
7569

⇒  13360 y = 13360 × 7569
⇒  y = ₹ 7569



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