SOLUTION: Mike invested $6000 for one year. He invested part of it at 9% and the rest at 11%. At the end of the year he earned $624 in interest. How much did he invest at each rate?

Question 120538: Mike invested $6000 for one year. He invested part of it at 9% and the rest at 11%. At the end of the year he earned $624 in interest. How much did he invest at each rate?
Answer by tutor_paul(519) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Set it up as two equations and two unknowns. Let x be the amount invested at 9%, and let y be the amount invested at 11%. Then you can write:
Eqn #1:
Eqn #2:
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Now you have 2 equations and 2 unknowns. Any time you have at least as many equations as you have unknowns, you can solve the problem!
Solve Eqn #1 for x:

Substitute this value of x into Eqn #2:

Solve for y:

Now that you have the answer for y, plug that into Eqn #1 and solve for x:

You can check these answer by making sure each equation holds true when you plug in these values for x and y.
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Good Luck,
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