document.write( "Question 1060552: A stockbroker has money in three accounts. The interest rates on the three accounts are 8%,9%, and 10%. If she has twice as much money invested at 9% as she does in 8%, three times as much at 10% as she has at 8%, and the total interest for the year is $112, how much is invested at each rate?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "JoAnn works in a publicity office at the state university. She is paid $11.50 an hour for the first 35 hours she works each week and $17.25 an hour for every hour after that. If she makes $471.50 one week, how many hours did she work?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+I+=+P%2Ar%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "where \"+P+\" is the amount invested
\n" ); document.write( "at rate \"+r+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+I%5B1%5D+=+P%2A.08%2A1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+I%5B2%5D+=+2P%2A.09%2A1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+I%5B3%5D+=+3P%2A.1%2A1+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+I%5B1%5D+%2B+I%5B2%5D+%2B+I%5B3%5D+=+112+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.08P+%2B+.18P+%2B+.3P+=+112+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+.56P+=+112+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+P+=+200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+2P+=+400+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+3P+=+600+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "$200 is invested at 8%
\n" ); document.write( "$400 is invested at 9%
\n" ); document.write( "$600 is invested at 10%
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\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+t+\" = the number of hours she worked
\n" ); document.write( "for the week
\n" ); document.write( "\"+471.5+=+11.5%2A35+%2B+17.25%2A%28+t+-+35+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+471.5+=+402.5+%2B+17.25t+-+603.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+17.25t+=+471.5+%2B+603.75+-+402.5+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+17.25t+=+69+%2B+603.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+17.25t+=+672.75+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+t+=+39+\"
\n" ); document.write( "She worked 39 hrs for the week
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "\"+471.5+=+11.5%2A35+%2B+17.25%2A%28+t+-+35+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+471.5+=+11.5%2A35+%2B+17.25%2A%28+39+-+35+%29+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+471.5+=+402.5+%2B+69+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+471.5+=+471.5+\"
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