document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=949868>Question 949868</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jody invested $4700 less in an account paying 4% simple interest than she did in an account paying 3% simple interest. At the end of the first year, the total interest from both accounts was $659. Find the amount listed in each account.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount Jody invested in the 4% account is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount Jody invested in the 3% account is: </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "x=y-$4700<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.04x+0.03y=$659 Substitute for x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.04(y-$4700)+0.03y=$659<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.04y-$188+0.03y=$659 Add $188 to each side.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.07y=$847<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=$12100 ANSWER 1: $12100 was in the 3% account<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=y-$4700=$12100-$4700=$7400 ANSWER 2:$7400 was in the 4% account<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CHECK:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.04($7400)+0.03($12100)=$659<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$296+$363=$659<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$659=$659 </SPAN>\n" );
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