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+# Python3 program to find simple interest 
+# for given principal amount, time and 
+# rate of interest. 
+
+
+def simple_interest(p,t,r): 
+	print('The principal is', p) 
+	print('The time period is', t) 
+	print('The rate of interest is',r) 
+	
+	si = (p * t * r)/100
+	
+	print('The Simple Interest is', si) 
+	return si 
+	
+# Driver code 
+simple_interest(1000, 2, 5)