document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1070141>Question 1070141</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jan Moser made a deposit into a 5% annual simple interest account. She made another deposit, $2500 less than the first, in a certificate of deposit earning 7% annual simple interest. The total interest earned on both investments for one year was $353. How much money was deposited in the certificate of deposit? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The amount at 7%: x-2500<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total interest earned in 1 year: 353<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "0.05x+0.07(x-2500) = 353<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.05x+0.07x-175 = 353<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.12x = 528<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 4400 this is the amount at 5%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The amount at 7% = 4400-2500 = 1900<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4400*0.05 = 220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1900*.07 = 133<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Total . . = 353 Correct<BR>\n" );
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