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Directions (61-63): The following questions are accompanied by two statements i.e. statement (I) and statement (II). You have to determine which statement (s) is/are sufficient/necessary to answer the questions.


Rahul invested in a bank at a rate of R% compound annually for t years. Find the value of t?
Statement (I): Raj invested Rs. 10,000 in scheme A at a rate of R% at a simple interest for 3 years then he gets Rs. 3000 as an interest.
Statement (II): If Rahul invested certain amount at a compound interest for t years at the rate of X%, then he gets Rs.1900 less interest than the interest he got when he invested same amount at simple interest at same rate for 4 years.

Options

A

Neither statement (I) nor statement (II) by itself is sufficient to answer the question.

B

Statement (II) alone is sufficient to answer the question but statement (I) alone is not sufficient to answer the question.

C

Either statement (I) or statement (II) by itself is sufficient to answer the question.

D

Both the statements taken together are necessary to answer the questions, but neither of the statements alone is sufficient to answer the question.

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Correct Answer :

Option A

Neither statement (I) nor statement (II) by itself is sufficient to answer the question.

Neither statement (I) nor statement (II) by itself is sufficient to answer the question.

Solution :

The correct option is: Neither statement (I) nor statement (II) by itself is sufficient to answer the question.

Let us analyze the question and the given statements step-by-step to determine their sufficiency for finding the value of t.

Given Information:
Rahul invested a certain sum of money (let it be P) in a bank at a rate of R% compound interest annually for t years.
We need to find the value of t.

Analyzing Statement (I):
Statement (I) states: "Raj invested Rs. 10,000 in scheme A at a rate of R% at a simple interest for 3 years then he gets Rs. 3000 as an interest."
From this, we can calculate the interest rate R using the simple interest formula:
Simple Interest=P×R×T100
Substituting the given values:
3000=10000×R×3100
3000=300×R
R=10%
Thus, Statement (I) gives us the value of R=10, but it provides no information about t or the relationship between interest earned by Rahul. Therefore, Statement (I) alone is not sufficient.

Analyzing Statement (II):
Statement (II) states: "If Rahul invested certain amount at a compound interest for t years at the rate of X%, then he gets Rs.1900 less interest than the interest he got when he invested same amount at simple interest at same rate for 4 years."
Let the principal amount invested be P1 and the rate be X%.
The compound interest earned for t years is:
CIt=P1(1+X100)t-P1
The simple interest earned for 4 years at the same rate X% is:
SI4=P1×X×4100
According to Statement (II):
SI4-CIt=1900
Since the principal P1 and the rate of interest X are both unknown, and this rate X is different from R, Statement (II) alone is not sufficient to find t.

Combining Statements (I) and (II):
Even if we combine both statements, Statement (I) gives us the value of R, but Statement (II) defines a completely different scenario involving an unknown rate of X% and an unknown principal P1 instead of Rahul's original rate R%. There is no connection established between R and X or the principal amounts, which leaves us with too many unknown variables (P1, X, and t).
Therefore, even after combining both statements, we cannot find the value of t.

Hence, neither statement (I) nor statement (II) by itself is sufficient to answer the question.

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