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document.write( "Mr. Graham invested some of his $18,000 in bonds that made a 5% profit and the rest in bonds that made a 12% profit.  If the profit on the 12% bonds was $885 more than the profit on the 5% bonds, ow much did Mr. Graham invest in the 5% bonds?\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 #199576 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=199576\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mr. Graham invested some of his $18,000 in bonds that made a 5% profit and the rest in bonds that made a 12% profit.  If the profit on the 12% bonds was $885 more than the profit on the 5% bonds, ow much did Mr. Graham invest in the 5% bonds?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Let him invest x in 5% bonds\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5%bonds-----------------12%bonds-------------- Total\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x------------------------18000-x---------------18000 ( Investment)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.05x--------------------0.12(18000-x)      ( interest)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The difference betwen 12% bond interest and 5% bond interest is $885\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.12(18000-x) -0.05x=885\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2160 - 0.12x -0.05x = 885\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-0.17x =-2160+885\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "-0.17x = -1275\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= -1275/0.17\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=7500\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He invested $ 7500 in 5% bonds\r<BR>\n" );
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