document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=911506>Question 911506</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jessica has half of her investments in stock paying a<BR>\n" );
document.write( "7%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "dividend and the other half in a stock paying<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "interest. If her total annual interest is<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$780<BR>\n" );
document.write( ", how much does she have invested?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "We know that the interest for the two accounts is $780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.07*x+0.13*y=780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We know that the account at 7% has 1 times the amount at 13%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We substitute for x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.07*(1*y)+0.13*y=780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We multiply out<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(0.07+0.13)*y=780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We combine like terms.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.2*y=780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Isolate y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y= 3900.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=$ 3900.00 at 13%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Calculate x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1*y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=$ 3900.00 at 7%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your total for x  is $ 3900.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your total for y is $ 3900.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your total for x and y is $ 7800.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total invested $ 3900.00 + $ 3900.00=$ 7800.00<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We check<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.07* 3900.00+0.13* 3900.00=780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  273.00+  507.00=780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "780=780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since this statement is TRUE and neither x nor y  is negative then all is well.<BR>\n" );
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