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+#include<iostream>
+using namespace std;
+int main(){
+//simple interest
+   float p,r,t;
+   cout<<"enter the principle amount"<<endl;
+   cin>>p;
+   cout<<"enter the rate of interest"<<endl;
+  cin>>r;
+  cout<<"enter the time period in years"<<endl;
+  cin>>t;
+  cout<<"the simple interest is "<<(p*r*t)/100<<endl;
+  
+ }
+