document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=37442>Question 37442</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Vern invested $11,000.  Part was invested at 15% and part at 13%.  If the total interest at the end of the year is $1,610, how much did he invest at 15%? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "13%x + 15%($11,000-x) = $1,610<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.13x + 0.15(11,000-x) = 1,610<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.13x + 1,650 -0.15x = 1,610<BR>\n" );
document.write( "-0.02x = -40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = $2,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$11,000 -x = $9,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The answer is that $2,000 was invested at 13% and $9,000 was invested at 15%.<BR>\n" );
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