document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=945410>Question 945410</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you invested a total of  $25000 at 3% and 4 1/2% simple interest. During one year,  the two accounts earned $9000 . How much did you invest  in each account? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #576574 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><B>vleith(2983)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=vleith><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=576574\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the amount you invest at 4.5% be x. Then the amount invested at 3% is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=25000-x ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"25000-x\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are told <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=0.015x+=+8250 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"0.015x+=+8250\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+8250%2F%280.015%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+8250%2F%280.015%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solving for x gives a number greater than 25000. So the answer is \"you can't do that\".\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To verify that, imagine you invested the entire 25000 at the higher rate of 4.5%. How much will that return in a simple interest year? $1125 which is nowhere near 9000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Did you have a typo maybe?? Perhaps 900??\r<BR>\n" );
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