SOLUTION: Mrs. brandy invests a total of $8715 in two savings accounts. one account yields 8.5% simple intrest and the other 9.5% simple interest. She would like to find the amount placed in

Question 181776: Mrs. brandy invests a total of $8715 in two savings accounts. one account yields 8.5% simple intrest and the other 9.5% simple interest. She would like to find the amount placed in each account if a total of $754.88 in interest is received after one year
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Mrs. brandy invests a total of $8715 in two savings accounts. one account yields 8.5% simple intrest and the other 9.5% simple interest. She would like to find the amount placed in each account if a total of $754.88 in interest is received after one year
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let the amount invested at 8.5% and 9.5% be x and y respectively
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x+y=8715.............eq 1
.085x+.095y=754.88...eq 2
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rewrite eq 1 to x=8715-y and plug it into eq 2
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.085(8715-y)+.095y=754.88
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740.78-.085y+.095y=754.88
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dollars invested at 9.5%
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dollars invested at 8.5%
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