document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=13841>Question 13841</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I don't even know where to begin on this problem.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cameron invested three times as much money at 7.95% as he invested at 6.5%. If his yearly simple interest is $282.26, how much money was invested at 6.5%?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I have a hard time solving these kinds of problems.  I use a chart to work these problems out.  It seems like so much is left out of the word problem. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #6962 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LilSkittleMd><B>LilSkittleMd(119)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=LilSkittleMd><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=6962\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> There are 2 equations for this problems<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.065x+0.0795y=282.26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Plug in the y= value into the equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.065x+0.0795(3x)=282.26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.065x+0.2385x=282.26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.3035x=282.26<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=930.02<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=3(930.02)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "y=2790.06<BR>\n" );
document.write( "$930.02 at 6.5% </SPAN>\n" );
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