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document.write( "1.Investing her bonus. Donna invested her $33,000 bonus and received a total of $970 in interest after one year. If part of the money returned 4% and the reminder 2.25% then how much did she invest at each rate?\r
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document.write( "2.Tickets for a concert were sold to adults for $3 and to students for $2. If the total receipts were $824 and twice as many adults tickets as students tickets were sold, then how many of each were sold?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #150945 by rfer(16322)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! 1) .04x+.0225(33000-x)+970 \n" ); document.write( ".04x-.0225x+742.5=970 \n" ); document.write( ".0175x=227.5 \n" ); document.write( "x=13000 \n" ); document.write( ".04(13000)=$520 \n" ); document.write( ".0225(20000)=$450 \n" ); document.write( "total=$970\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2) students=x \n" ); document.write( " adults=2x \n" ); document.write( "2x+3(2x)=824 \n" ); document.write( "8x=824 \n" ); document.write( "x=103 \n" ); document.write( "103 students =$206 \n" ); document.write( "206 adults =$618 \n" ); document.write( "total =$824 \n" ); document.write( " |