document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1067686>Question 1067686</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Susan Marciano invested part of her 16,000 bonus in a fund that paid an 8% profit and invested the rest in stock that suffered a 5% loss. Find the amount of each investment if her overall net profit was 890. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Amount invested at -5%: 16,000-x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.08x-0.05(16,000-x) = 890<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.08x-800+0.05x = 890<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.13x = 1690<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 13,000<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Check:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at 8%: 13,000*0.08 = 1,040<BR>\n" );
document.write( "at 5% (16,000-13,000)*0.05 = 150<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Subtract, since the amount at 5% was a loss:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1,040-150 = 890 Correct<BR>\n" );
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