document.write( "Question 85800: A customer purchased a care and financed $16,000. The customer borrowed part of the money from a bank charging 10% annual interest and the rest from a credit union at 8% annual interest. If the total interest for the year was $1390 how much borrowed from the bank and how much was borrowed from the credit uninon? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #61983 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A customer purchased a car and financed $16,000. The customer borrowed part of the money from a bank charging 10% annual interest and the rest from a credit union at 8% annual interest. If the total interest for the year was $1390 how much borrowed from the bank and how much was borrowed from the credit uninon? \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "Let amount invested at 10% be \"x\"; Interest on that is 0.10x dollars \n" ); document.write( "------------ \n" ); document.write( "Amount invested at 8% is \"16000-x\"; Interest on that is 0.08(16000-x)=1280-0.08x dollars \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "EQUATION: \n" ); document.write( "interest + interest = $1390 \n" ); document.write( "0.10x + 1280 - 0.08x = 1390 \n" ); document.write( "0.02x = 110 \n" ); document.write( "x= $5500.00 (amt invested at 10%) \n" ); document.write( "16000-x = 16000-5500 = $10500 (amt invested at 8%) \n" ); document.write( "================= \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( " |