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document.write( "High-risk funds. Of the $50,000 that Natasha pocketed
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document.write( "on her last real estate deal, $20,000 went to charity. She
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document.write( "invested part of the remainder in Dreyfus New Leaders Fund
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document.write( "with an annual yield of 16% and the rest in Templeton
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document.write( "Growth Fund with an annual yield of 25%. If she made
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document.write( "$6060 on these investments in 1 year, then how much did she
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document.write( "invest in each fund? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #133215 by josmiceli(19441)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "she had to invest \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "Let \n" ); document.write( "Given: \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "(2) \n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by \n" ); document.write( "and subtract (2) from (1) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "And, since \n" ); document.write( "(1) \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "She invested $16000 in Dreyfus and $14000 in Templeton \n" ); document.write( "check: \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "OK \n" ); document.write( " |