SOLUTION: math problem solve a person invested 20,000 in stocks and bonds. Her investment in bonds is 2,000 more than half her investment in stocks. How much did she invest in stocks? how m

Question 1041133: math problem solve a person invested 20,000 in stocks and bonds. Her investment in bonds is 2,000 more than half her investment in stocks. How much did she invest in stocks? how much did she invest in bonds?
Answer by jorel555(1290) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let s be the amount invested in stocks; then the amount invested in bonds is 20000-s. So:
20000-s=(s/2)+2000
40000-2s=s+4000
3s=36000
s=12000 invested in stocks
20000-s=8000 invested in bonds. ☺☺☺☺
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