SOLUTION: Susan Marciano invested part of her $33,000 bonus in a fund that paid a 11% profit and invested the rest in stock that suffered a 3% loss. Find the amount of each investment if he

Question 1046366: Susan Marciano invested part of her $33,000 bonus in a fund that paid a 11% profit and invested the rest in stock that suffered a 3% loss. Find the amount of each investment if her overall net profit was $1,530.
Found 3 solutions by josmiceli, addingup, MathTherapy:
Answer by josmiceli(19441)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = amount invested at 11% profit
= amount invested at 3% loss
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and

$18,000 was invested at 11% profit
$15,000 was invested at 3% loss
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check:

OK
Answer by addingup(3677)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
0.11x+0.03(33,000-x) = 1,530
0.08x = 540
x = 6,750 is invested at 11%
33,000-6750 = 26,250 is invested at 3%
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Check:
0.11*6750 = 742.50
0.03*26,250 = 787.50
. . . . . . --------
Total. . . 1,530 Correct
:
John

Answer by MathTherapy(10551)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Susan Marciano invested part of her $33,000 bonus in a fund that paid a 11% profit and invested the rest in stock that suffered a 3% loss. Find the amount of each investment if her overall net profit was $1,530.

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