SOLUTION: Olive wants to invest dollar-sign Baseline 15 Number , 000 with the goal of earning 10 % interest. She wants to put some of the money in an investment that has been earning 7 % a y

Question 1047137: Olive wants to invest dollar-sign Baseline 15 Number , 000 with the goal of earning 10 % interest. She wants to put some of the money in an investment that has been earning 7 % a year and the rest of the money in an investment that typically earns 11 % a year. How much money should be invested at 11 % interest for Olive to obtain her goal of an overall 10 % interest?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Olive wants to invest 15,000 with the goal of earning 10 % interest. She wants to put some of the money in an investment that has been earning 7 % a year and the rest of the money in an investment that typically earns 11 % a year. How much money should be invested at 11 % interest for Olive to obtain her goal of an overall 10 % interest?
S + E = 15000 dollars
0.07S + 0.11E = 0.10*15000
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7S + 7E = 7*15000
7S + 11E = 10*15000
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Subtract and solve for "E"::
4E = 3*15000
E = $11250 (amt. to invest at 11%)
S = 15000-11250 = $2750 (amt. to invest at 7%)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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