document.write( "Question 1072152: A $70,000 trust is to be invested in bonds paying 9%, CDs paying 7%, and mortgages paying 10%. The bond and CD investment together must equal the mortgage investment. To earn a $6430 annual income from the investments, how much should the bank invest in bonds? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #687052 by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! A $70,000 trust is to be invested in bonds paying 9%, CDs paying 7%, and mortgages paying 10%. \n" ); document.write( " The bond and CD investment together must equal the mortgage investment. \n" ); document.write( " To earn a $6430 annual income from the investments, how much should the bank invest in bonds? \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "let b = amt invested in bonds \n" ); document.write( "let c = amt invested in CD's \n" ); document.write( "let m = amt invested in Mortgages \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "b + c + m = 70000 \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "\"The bond and CD investment together must equal the mortgage investment.\" \n" ); document.write( "m = (b+c) \n" ); document.write( "therefore we can replace m with (b+c) \n" ); document.write( "b + c + (b+c) = 70000 \n" ); document.write( "2b + 2c = 70000 \n" ); document.write( "simplify, divide by 2 \n" ); document.write( "b + c = 35000 \n" ); document.write( "c = 35000 - b; we can use this form for substitution \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "\"To earn a $6430 annual income from the investments, how much should the bank invest in bonds?\" \n" ); document.write( ".09b + .07c + .10m = 6430 \n" ); document.write( "Replace m with (b+c) \n" ); document.write( ".09b + .07c + .10(b+c) = 6430 \n" ); document.write( ".09b + .07c + .10b + .10c = 6430 \n" ); document.write( ".19b + .17c = 6430 \n" ); document.write( "Replace c with (35000-b) \n" ); document.write( ".19b + .17(35000-b) = 6430 \n" ); document.write( ".19b + 5950 - .17b = 6430 \n" ); document.write( ".19b - .17b = 6430 - 5950 \n" ); document.write( ".02b = 480 \n" ); document.write( "b = 480/.02 \n" ); document.write( "b = $24,000 in vested in bonds \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( ": \n" ); document.write( "Confirm this by finding c and m, then finding the total interest \n" ); document.write( "c: 35000-24000 = 11000 \n" ); document.write( "m: 24000+11000 = 35000 \n" ); document.write( ".09(24000) = 2160 \n" ); document.write( ".07(11000) = 770 \n" ); document.write( ".10(35000) = 3500 \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "total int: 6430 \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |