document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=804362>Question 804362</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a person invested $20,000 in 2 accounts that pays 25% and 30%. the total interest in one year was $540. Find the amount invested in each account\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i know simple interest=prt\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the way i set it up is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bank 1-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "bank 2-$20,000-x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i used the equation 0.25x+.30(20000-x)=540 --> 0.25x+6000-0.30x=540 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "i got x=109,200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that didnt seem right so i used 0.30x+.25(20000-x)=540 --> 0.30x+5000-0.25x=540<BR>\n" );
document.write( "i got x=-$89,200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i dont understand what im supposed to do </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Your answers are whack because the problem makes no sense.  Even if the amount invested at 30% was zero and all of the $20,000 was invested at 25%, you would be getting $5000.  So either your interest rates are out to lunch or the total amount of interest is missing a zero.  I highly suspect the latter.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "John<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=\"/cgi-bin/rendertex.cgi?\LARGE e^{i\pi}\ +\ 1\ =\ 0\"><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<font face=\"Math1\" size=\"+2\">Egw to Beta kai to Sigma</font><BR>\n" );
document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it<BR>\n" );
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