document.write( "Question 927813: A lady has 10000$ to invest. She invests 4000$ at 6% and 3500$ at 9%. At what rate should she invest the remainder in order to have an yearly income of 800$ in? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #563278 by stanbon(75887) ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A lady has 10000$ to invest. She invests 4000$ at 6% and 3500$ at 9%. At what rate should she invest the remainder in order to have an yearly income of 800$ in? \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "Equation: \n" ); document.write( "0.06*4000 + 0.09*3500 + x*2500 = 800 \n" ); document.write( "------ \n" ); document.write( "6*4000 + 9*3500 + x*250000 = 80000 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "24000 + 31500 + 250000x = 80000 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------- \n" ); document.write( "240 + 315 + 2500x = 800 \n" ); document.write( "2500x = 800-545 \n" ); document.write( "2500x = 255 \n" ); document.write( "x = 0.102 \n" ); document.write( "x = 10.2% \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( " |