document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1053825>Question 1053825</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Susan invests 2 times as much money at 8% as she does at 6%. If her total imterest after 1 year is $1,100. How much does she have invested at each rate? \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I made an equation 2x+ y =1100 and 0.08x + 0.06y= $1100 but when i solve i get a negative number so i mnow my formulas are nit correct </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #669010 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=669010\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Your first equation is wrong.  Think why!\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How much was the total investment?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How much was the interest for the one year?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "These are different numbers and different quantities.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<i>Susan invests 2 times as much money at 8% as she does at 6%.</i><BR>\n" );
document.write( "How should this be symbolized?  THIS IS A RATIO. </SPAN>\n" );
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