document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=997702>Question 997702</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A broker has twice as much money invested at 8% as he has invested a 6.5% if his total income from the two investments is $2700 how much does he have invested at each rate? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #615673 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><B>addingup(3677)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=addingup><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=addingup><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=615673\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let's call the amount invested at 6.5% x.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount invested at 8% is 2x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".065x + .08(2x)= 2,700<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".065x + .16x= 2,700<BR>\n" );
document.write( ".225x= 2,700 divide both sides by .225<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 12,000 is what he has invested at 6.5%, and<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12,000*2= 24,000 is the amount invested at 8%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Proof:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "12,000 x 0.065= 780<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24,000 x 0.08= 1,920<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Total............2,700 We have the correct answer  </SPAN>\n" );
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