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S invested 22,000 for 6 years at a 4% rate compounded half-yearly. B also invested a certain amount of money for 5 years in the same scheme and then reinvested it for a year at a 10% rate of simple interest. If their total amounts become the same after 6 years, what was B’s initial investment?

Updated On: Nov 24, 2025

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