document.write( "Question 179735: Candy invested $2500; part in a 5% investment and part in a 7% investment. If the interest on theinvestment is $160, how much eas invested at each rate? \n" ); document.write( "
| Algebra.Com's Answer #134659 by Mathtut(3670)      You can put this solution on YOUR website! let x and y be the amount invested at 5% and 7% respectively \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "x+y=2500...........eq 1 \n" ); document.write( ".05x+.07y=160......eq 2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "rewrite eq 1 to x=2500-y and plug that value into eq 2 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ".05(2500-y)+.07y=160 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "125-.05y+.07y=160 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ".02y=35 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( " |