document.write( "Question 1081160: if you invest a total of $42,000 in three different bank accounts. one account pays an annual interest rate of 3%, the second account pays 4% annual interest, and the third account pays 5% annual interest. in one year, you earned a total of $1740 in interest from these three accounts. if you invested $15000 more in the account that pays 4% interest than she did in the account that pays 5% interest, find the amount you invested in each account \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #695230 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x at 4% \n" ); document.write( "x-15000 at 5% \n" ); document.write( "57000-2x at 3% \n" ); document.write( ".03(57000-2x)+.04x+.05(x-15000) \n" ); document.write( "1710-.06x+.04x+.05x-750=1740 \n" ); document.write( ".03x=780 \n" ); document.write( "x=$26000@4%=$1040 \n" ); document.write( "x-15000=$11000@5%=$550 \n" ); document.write( "57000-2x=$5000@3%=$150 \n" ); document.write( "They add to $1740. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |