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document.write( "Shaun invests $4000 at 4% interest per year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much additional money must he invest at 5.5% interest per year to ensure that the interest he recieves each year is 4.5% of the total amount invested?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Thank you<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Caylee  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #216962 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16949)</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=216962\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Shaun invests $4000 at 4% interest per year.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much additional money must he invest at 5.5% interest per year to ensure that the interest he recieves each year is 4.5% of the total amount invested?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$4000 @ 4%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "$x @ 5.5%\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Interest received = 4.5%(x+4000)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.04 *4000 + 0.055x = 0.045x+ 180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "160.00+0.055x -0.045x =180\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.01x=20\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x= 20 / 0.01\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x=2000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "He has to invest $ 2000 At 5.5%\r<BR>\n" );
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