document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=320604>Question 320604</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You invest $8000 in two accounts paying 8% and 5% respectively. If the interest at year's end is 490, how much of that amount did you invest at each rate? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Total interest = $490<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let $ x be invested at 8%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8000-x will be invested at 5%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.08x+0.05(8000-x)=490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.08x+400-0.05x=490<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.03x=90<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$ 3000 at 8%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$5000 at 5 %<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.08*3000+0.05*5000 = 490 </SPAN>\n" );
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