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document.write( "Mrs. Mitchell put a total of $10,000 into two accounts. One account earns 6% simple annual interest. The other account earns 6.5% simple interest. After 1 year, the two accounts earned $632.50 interest. Find how much money was invested in each account. \r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #604301 by josgarithmetic(39618)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x, y, invested in each account. \n" ); document.write( "x+y=10000 \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "0.06*x+0.065*y=632.5 \n" ); document.write( "- \n" ); document.write( "Simplify the interest sum equation: \n" ); document.write( "60x+65y=63250 \n" ); document.write( "12x+13y=12650\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Solve this system for x and y: \n" ); document.write( " |