document.write( "Question 1107951: A museum borrows $2,000,000 at simple annual interest to purchase new
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document.write( "exhibits. Let x represent the amount borrowed at 7%, y represent the amount borrowed at 8.5%, and z represent the amount borrowed at 9.5%. Set up a system of linear equations to determine how much is borrowed at each rate given that the total annual interest is $169,750 and the amount borrowed at 8.5% is four times the amount borrowed at 9.5%. \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #723002 by addingup(3677)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let the amount borrowed at 9.5% be x. Now we have: \n" ); document.write( "at 9.5% = x \n" ); document.write( "at 8.5% = 4x \n" ); document.write( "at 7% = 2,000,000 - 5x \n" ); document.write( "0.095x + 0.085(4x) + 0.07(2,000,000-5x) = 169,750 \n" ); document.write( "0.095x + 0.34x + 140,000 - 0.35x = 169,750 \n" ); document.write( "0.085x = 29,750 \n" ); document.write( "x = 350,000 \n" ); document.write( "So the museum borrowed: \n" ); document.write( "At 9.5% = 350K \n" ); document.write( "At 8.5% = 350*4 = 1,400,000 \n" ); document.write( "At 7% = 2,000,000 - 5(350,000) = 250,000 \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Total borrowed \n" ); document.write( "350,000 + 1,400,000 + 250,000 = 2,000,000 Correct \n" ); document.write( "-------------------------------------- \n" ); document.write( "Interest paid: \n" ); document.write( "0.095(350,000) + 0.085(1,400,000) + 0.07(250,000) = 169,750 Correct \n" ); document.write( " |