document.write( "Question 677102: A man invests his savings in 2 accounts, one paying 6% per year
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document.write( "and the other 7%. He has twice as much invested in the 7% account
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document.write( "as in the 6% account, and his annual interest income is $600. How
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document.write( "much is invested in each account? I=PRT \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #420687 by partha_ban(41)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let he put $d in 6% interest account (1st account) \n" ); document.write( "So, he put $2d in 7% interest account (2nd account)\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Interest earned from 1st account = d * (6/100) * 1 = 6d/100 \n" ); document.write( "Interest earned from 2nd account = 2d * (7/100) * 1 = 14d/100\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Total interest earned = 6d/100 + 14d/100 = (6d+14d)/100 = 20d/100 = d/5\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "By condition, d/5 = 600 \n" ); document.write( "Therefore, d = 600 * 5 = 3,000\r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, the man invested $3,000 in 6% interest account and $6,000 in 7% interest account. \n" ); document.write( " |