document.write( "Question 374859: melissa invested a sum of money at 4% annual interest. she invested three times that sum at 5% annual interest. if her total yearly interest from both investments was 5600, how much was invsted at 4%? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,
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document.write( "Let x represent amount invested at 4%.  thne 3x would be the amount at 5%
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document.write( "Question states
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document.write( ".04x + .05*3x = $5600
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document.write( ".19x = 5600
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document.write( "x = $29,473.68, amount invested at 4%
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer
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document.write( ".04*$29,473.68 + .05*8821.05  = $1178.95 + $4422.05 = $5600 \n" );
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