document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=234275>Question 234275</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Stu has twice as much money invested in stocks as in bonds. Stocks earn 8% interest per year and bonds 2% per year. If Stu earned a total of $400 dollars from his stocks and bonds last year, how much money did he have invested in stocks?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #172776 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><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=172776\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> .08*2x+.02x=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".16x+.02x=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".18x=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=400/.18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=2,222.22 invested @ 2% in bonds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2*2,222.22=4,444.44 invested @ 8% in stocks.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".08*4,444.44+.02*2,222.22=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "355.55+44.44=400<BR>\n" );
document.write( "399.99~400 </SPAN>\n" );
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