document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=456917>Question 456917</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I just can't seem to catch on to word problems - can you help? I need to have a problem similar to the one below and I just do not know how to come up with one:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Jed's student loan totaled $16,200. Part was a Perkins loan made at 5% interests and the rest was a Stafford loan made at 4% interest. After one year, Jed's loans accumulated $715 in interest. What was the amount of each loan? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #313528 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><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=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=313528\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x+y=16200<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".05x+.04y=715<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=6700 y=9500<BR>\n" );
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