document.write( "Question 308783: Martin purchased company ABC's stock and invested the balance in his money market account. ABC's stock yielded 10% last year and his money market account yielded 7% last year. If Martin's initial investments amount to $21,000 and the annual income is $1680, how much money is invested in stock and how much is invested in his money market account? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #220784 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Martin purchased company ABC's stock and invested the balance in his money market account. ABC's stock yielded 10% last year and his money market account yielded 7% last year. If Martin's initial investments amount to $21,000 and the annual income is $1680, how much money is invested in stock and how much is invested in his money market account? \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equations: \n" ); document.write( "Quantity: S + M = 21000 dollars \n" ); document.write( "Interest:0.10S + 0.07M = 1680 dollars \n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru Quantity by 10 \n" ); document.write( "Multiply thru Interest by 100 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "10S + 10M = 210000 \n" ); document.write( "10S + 7 M = 168000 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Subtract 2nd from 1st and solve for \"M\": \n" ); document.write( "3M = 42000 \n" ); document.write( "M = 14000 (amt invested in money market \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "Since S + M = 21000, S = 7000 (amt invested in stocks) \n" ); document.write( "======================================================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |