SOLUTION: You were left a small inheritance from your Grandmother. Her will Stipulates that you invest 1/4 of the money in stocks 1/4 of the money in bonds, and 1/2 in in US Treasury Bills.

Question 443192: You were left a small inheritance from your Grandmother. Her will Stipulates that you invest 1/4 of the money in stocks 1/4 of the money in bonds, and 1/2 in in US Treasury Bills. Stocks pay 4% interest annually, bonds pay 8% annually , and US Treasury Bills pay 2% interest annually. If your total interest earned is $4000, how much did you inherent?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = amount inherited
given:

Multiply both sides by

You inherited $25,000
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