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Algebra.Com's Answer #624143 by stanbon(75887)![]() ![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Last year Carlos had $30000 to invest he invested some of it in an account that paid 10% simple interest per year and he invested the rest in an account that paid 8% simple interest per year. After one year he received a total of of $2800 in interest how much did he invest in each account \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "Quantity Eq:: t + e = 30000 \n" ); document.write( "Interest Eq::10t+8e = 280000 \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Modify for elimination:: \n" ); document.write( "8t + 8e = 8*30000 \n" ); document.write( "10t+ 8e = 280000 \n" ); document.write( "---------------- \n" ); document.write( "2t = 40000 \n" ); document.write( "--- \n" ); document.write( "t = $20000 (amt invested at 10%) \n" ); document.write( "---- \n" ); document.write( "e = 30000- 20000 \n" ); document.write( "e = $10,000 (amt. invested at 8%) \n" ); document.write( "---------- \n" ); document.write( "Cheers, \n" ); document.write( "Stan H. \n" ); document.write( "------------- \n" ); document.write( " |