document.write( "Question 272180: Sam invested $20,000 in stocks and bonds. The stocks paid 3% annual return and the bonds paid 5% annual return. If the return on the stocks was $40 more than the return on the bonds, find the amount he invested in each.
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let x=\"bond amount\", so 20000-x=\"stock amount\"\r
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