SOLUTION: peter invested 450 in insurance and stocks. He puts $50 more in insurance than than stocks. How much did he invest in each?

Question 838577: peter invested 450 in insurance and stocks. He puts $50 more in insurance than than stocks. How much did he invest in each?
Answer by brysca(112) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
So to put this in simplest terms you can say this, right?
x+y=450
x=stocks
y=insurance
In the question, they say that Peter invested $50 more in insurance than stocks so you can say
insurance=stocks+50
y=x+50
Now just substitute y in the original equation
x+y=450
x+(x+50)=450
2x+50=450
2x=400
x=200
Now substitute x in the insurance equation to get the value for insurance.
y=x+50
y=200+50
y=250
Therefore, Peter invested $200 into stocks and $250 into insurance.
-Bryan
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