document.write( "Question 970699: Rhianna invests $1200 in stock and bonds. The stock pays 9% interest and the bonds pay 6% interest. If the total ANNUAL interest is $96, how much is invested in the stock alone?
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "A)
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\n" ); document.write( " $500
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "C)
\n" ); document.write( " $700
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Algebra.Com's Answer #593316 by MathLover1(20850)\"\" \"About 
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Rhianna invests $\"1200\" in stock \"s\" and bonds \"b\". \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The stock pays \"9%25+\" =\"0.09\" interest and the bonds pay \"6%25\"=\"0.06\" interest.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\".09s+%2B+.06b+=+96\".........eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"s+%2B+b+=+1200\".........eq.2
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\n" ); document.write( "from eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "\"b+=+1200-s\".......substitute in eq.1\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\".09s%2B+.06%281200-s%29++=+96\".............solve for \"s\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\".09s%2B+72-0.06s++=+96\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\".09s-0.06s++=+96-72\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\".03s++=+24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s++=+24%2F0.03\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s++=+2400%2F3\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"s++=+800\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " If the total ANNUAL interest is $\"I=96\", in the stock alone is invested $\"+highlight%28800%29\".\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then, in the bond is invested $\"+1200-800=400\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The stock pays \"9%25+\" of $\"+800\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$\"+800%2A0.09=72\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The bond pays \"6%25+\" of $\"+400\":\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$\"+400%2A0.06=24\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then, \"72%2B24=96\" which confirms our solution\r
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