document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=175658>Question 175658</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\">  Please help me solve this equation:                                           Pat invested a total of $3,000. Part of the money yields 10 percent interest<BR>\n" );
document.write( "per year, and the rest yields 8 percent interest per year. If the total yearly<BR>\n" );
document.write( "interest from this investment is $256, how much did Pat invest at 10 percent<BR>\n" );
document.write( "and how much at 8 percent? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #130758 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><B>Mathtut(3670)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Mathtut><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=130758\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> let x and y be the amounts invested at 10% and 8%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y=3000........eq 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".1x+.08y=256....eq 2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "rewrite eq 1 to x=3000-y and plug that value into eq2<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".1(3000-y)+.08y=256<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "300-.1y+.08y=256<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-.02y=-44<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%28x=3000-2200=800%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%28x=3000-2200=800%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >amount invested at 10% </SPAN>\n" );
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