document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=930433>Question 930433</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me solve this: Caitlin invested money in two mutual funds, a stock and balanced fund. She invested twice as much in the stock fund as in the balanced fund. At the end of one year, the stock fund earned the equivalent of 17% simple interest and the balanced fund earned 3.5%. If her total gain was $1125, determine how much she invested in each fund.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So far I've got the equations set up as 2x +x = 1125 and .17(2x) + .035x =??? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #565015 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><B>TimothyLamb(4379)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=TimothyLamb><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=TimothyLamb><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=565015\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> x = amount in stock fund<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = amount in balanced fund<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x = 2y<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.17x + 0.035y = 1125<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "put the system of linear equations into standard form<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x - 2y = 0<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.17x + 0.035y = 1125<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "solution:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = amount in stock fund = 6000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y = amount in balanced fund = 3000<BR>\n" );
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