document.write( "Question 50232: \"If Ben invests $4000 at 4% interest per year, how much additional money must he invest at 5 1/2% annual interest to ensure that the interest he receives each year is 4 1/2 % of the total amount invested?\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "I really just don't understand this question at all! I tried the (P)(R)(T) = I formula and am just stumped!\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "L.Nytz \n" ); document.write( "
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\"If Ben invests $4000 at 4% interest per year, how much additional money must he invest at 5 1/2% annual interest to ensure that the interest he receives each year is 4 1/2 % of the total amount invested?\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let \"x\" be the amount of additional money he needs to invest.
\n" ); document.write( "EQUATION:
\n" ); document.write( "interest + interest = interest
\n" ); document.write( "0.04(4000) + 0.055x = 0.045(4000+x)
\n" ); document.write( "160 +0.055x = 180+0.045x
\n" ); document.write( "0.010x=20
\n" ); document.write( "x= $2000 (amount of additional money he needs to inverst at 5 1/2 %)
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\n" ); document.write( "Stan H.
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