mac pawns his bicycle for 40. after one month he has to pay 50 to get it back. what rate of simple interest was he charged
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He had to pay an additional 10, which is 10/40=1/4 or 25% of the original value. Normally interest rates are calculated over 12 months, so 25% after one month is 12*25=300% per annum, that is, 3 times the original value.

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