document.write( "Question 975979: A retired couple has $170,000 to invest to obtain annual income. They want some of it invested in safe Certificates of Deposit yielding 5%. The rest they want to invest in AA bonds yielding 12% per year. How much should they invest in each to realize exactly $16,900? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Let

represent the amount invested at 12%. Then

is the annual return on the

investment. If

is the portion of $170,000 that was invested at

, then the amount invested at 5% must be

and the annual return is

. The two returns must sum to the desired annual income realization:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it\r
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