SOLUTION: One safe investment pays 10% per year, and a more risky investment pays 18% per year. A woman who has $138,600 to invest would like to have an income of $18,740 per year from her i

Question 1142577: One safe investment pays 10% per year, and a more risky investment pays 18% per year. A woman who has $138,600 to invest would like to have an income of $18,740 per year from her investments. How much should she invest at each rate?
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Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
One safe investment pays 10% per year, and a more risky investment pays 18% per year.
A woman who has $138,600 to invest would like to have an income of $18,740 per year from her investments.
How much should she invest at each rate?
:
Let x = amt invested at 18%
then
(138600-x) = amt invested at 10%
:
.18x + .10(138600-x) = 18740
.18x + 13860 - .10x = 18740
.18x - .10x = 18740 - 13860
.08x = 4880
x = 4880/.08
x = $61,000 invested at 18%
then
138600 - 61000 = $77,600 invested at 10%
:
;
:
Check: find how much return on each investment
.18(61000) = 10980
.10(77600) = 7760
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total return: 18740
Answer by ikleyn(52855)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Let x = the amount invested at 10% and y = the amount invested at 18%. Then from the condition you have these two equations in two unknowns x + y = 138600 dollars (1) (total investment) 0.10x + 0.18y = 18740 dollars (2) (total interest) Solve the system by the Substitution method. For it, from equation (1) express x = 138000 - y and substitute it into equation (2). You will get 0.10*(138600-y) + 0.18y = 18740 Simplify and express y from the last equation; then calculate y = = 61000. To find x, substitute the found value of y into equation (1). You will get then x = 138600 - 61000 = 77600. ANSWER. $77600 was invested at 10% and $61000 was invested at 18%. CHECK. 0.10*77600 + 0.18*61000 = 18740 dollars. ! Correct !

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