A person invested $500 each in two different schemes S1 and S2. The return on investment will be calculated on compound interest, compounded annually. What is the difference in interests from S1 for 2nd year and S2 for 3rd year?
1. At the beginning of year 2, S1 amounts to $525
2. At the end of year 1, S2 earns $25 more interest compared to S1
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Question=> Find the difference between the interest earned from S1 for the 2nd year and from S2 for the 3rd year.
Statement 1=> At the beginning of year 2, S1 amounts to $525. This means that principal + interest at the end of year 1 = $525
The exact value of rate of S2 is unknown, hence, statement 1 is NOT SUFFICIENT.
Statement 2=> At the end of year 1, S2 earns $25 more interest compared to S1.
Let interest for S1 and S2 = r1 and r2. $$\left(500\cdot\frac{r2}{100}\right)-\left(500\cdot\frac{r1}{100}\right)=25$$
The exact values of r1 and r2 is unknown, hence, statement 2 is NOT SUFFICIENT
Combining both statement together;
$$\left(500\cdot\frac{r2}{100}\right)-\left(500\cdot\frac{r1}{100}\right)=25$$
$$5r2-5r1=25\ \left(divide\ all\ through\ by\ 5\right)$$
$$r2-r1=5$$
Since, r1=5
r2 = 5 + 5
There both statements combined together ARE SUFFICIENT
Statement 1=> At the beginning of year 2, S1 amounts to $525. This means that principal + interest at the end of year 1 = $525
The exact value of rate of S2 is unknown, hence, statement 1 is NOT SUFFICIENT.
Statement 2=> At the end of year 1, S2 earns $25 more interest compared to S1.
Let interest for S1 and S2 = r1 and r2. $$\left(500\cdot\frac{r2}{100}\right)-\left(500\cdot\frac{r1}{100}\right)=25$$
The exact values of r1 and r2 is unknown, hence, statement 2 is NOT SUFFICIENT
Combining both statement together;
$$\left(500\cdot\frac{r2}{100}\right)-\left(500\cdot\frac{r1}{100}\right)=25$$
$$5r2-5r1=25\ \left(divide\ all\ through\ by\ 5\right)$$
$$r2-r1=5$$
Since, r1=5
r2 = 5 + 5
There both statements combined together ARE SUFFICIENT
