document.write( "Question 288440: A man has $95,000 invested in stocks at 9%. How much additional money should he invest in CD's paying 3% so that the average return on the two investments is 4%? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #209148 by mananth(16946)    You can put this solution on YOUR website! let him invest x in cd's \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.03x +0.09*95000 is the interest he will get\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The total investment is x+95000. 4% of this amount must be equal to the interest he will get without investment in cd's\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4% of ( x+95000)= 0.04 * (x+95000)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.03x+0.09*95000 = 0.04 * ( x+95000)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.03x + 8550 = 0.04x +3800\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.01x= 8550-3800\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.01x= 4750\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= 4750 / 0.01\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x= 475000 He has to invest $475,000 on 3% cd's. \n" ); document.write( "  |