SOLUTION: Mark wants to invest $10,000 to pay for his daughter's wedding next year. He will invest some of the money in a short term CD that pays 12% interest and the rest in a money market

Question 1136652: Mark wants to invest $10,000 to pay for his daughter's wedding next year. He will invest some of the money in a short term CD that pays 12% interest and the rest in a money market savings account that pays 5% interest. How much should he invest at each rate if he wants to earn $1,004 in interest in one year?
Answer by ikleyn(52754) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x be the amount invested at 12%.

Then the amount invested at 5% is the rest (10000-x) dollars.


Your equation is THIS


    interest + interest       = total interest,   or


    0.12x    + 0.05*(10000-x) = 1004    dollars.


From the equation,


    x =  = one click in my MS Excel = 7200 dollars.


Answer.  $7200 invested at 12% and the rest,  (10000-7200) = 2800 dollars invested at 5%.


CHECK.    0.12*7200 + 0.05*2800 = 1004  dollars.   ! Correct !

Solved.

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