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document.write( "1)Walt made an extra $9000 last year from a part-time job. He invested part of the money at a 9% annual rate of interest, and the rest at an 8% annual rate of interest. At the end of the year, he made a total of $770 in interest. How much was invested at 8%? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #100556 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sassylilmommie><B>sassylilmommie(4)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/iconNewId_16x16.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sassylilmommie><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=100556\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x + y = 9000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x(.09) + y(.08) = 770\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x(.08) + y (.08) = 9000(.08)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   .08x + .08y = 720<BR>\n" );
document.write( "+ .09x + .08y = 770<BR>\n" );
document.write( "   .17x            = 1490\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".17x/17 = 1490/.17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 8764.70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8764.70 + y = 9000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8764.70 + y – 8764.70 = 9000 – 8764.70<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = 235.30<BR>\n" );
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