SOLUTION: Joseph has $12500 to invest in two different accounts. Account 1 pays 9% interest and account 2 pays 12%. After a year, the interest paid by account 2 is twice the interest paid by

Question 1180473: Joseph has $12500 to invest in two different accounts. Account 1 pays 9% interest and account 2 pays 12%. After a year, the interest paid by account 2 is twice the interest paid by account 1. How much money did Joseph invest in each account?

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Answer by ikleyn(52778)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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account 1 = x account 2 = (12500-x) Your equation is 2*(0.09x) = 0.12*(12500-x) Simplify and solve 0.18x = 0.12*12500 - 0.12x 0.18x + 0.12x = 0.12*12500 x = = 5000. ANSWER. Account 1 is $5000; account 2 is the rest $7500. CHECK. 0.09*5000 = 450 dollars, interest paid by account 1. 0.12*7500 = 900 dollars, interest paid by account 2. The ratio of interest is 2, in the right order. ! Correct !

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Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Joseph has $12500 to invest in two different accounts.
x in account 1
12500-x in account 2
Account 1 pays 9% interest and account 2 pays 12%.
9%x interest in account 1
12%(12500-x) in account 2
Account 1 pays 9% interest and account 2 pays 12%.
12%(12500-x) =2*9%x
multiply equation by 100
12(12500-x) =18x
150000 -12x =18x
30x = 150000
x=5000
$5000 at 9%
$7500 at 12%

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