document.write( "Question 1110205: A person
\n" );
document.write( "invests a total of R200 000 in money-market accounts at three different banks: Bank A pays 6% interest
\n" );
document.write( "per year on a low risk investment, Bank B pays 6,5% per year on a medium risk investment and Bank
\n" );
document.write( "C pays 8% per year on a high risk investment. Suppose the person invests two times the amount of
\n" );
document.write( "Bank A at Bank B, and the total interest earned after one year is R14 000. Compose three independent
\n" );
document.write( "equations and use reduction of a 3×3 matrix to determine how much was invested at each bank. \n" );
document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #725223 by Boreal(15235)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x=amount at A \n" ); document.write( "2x=amount at B \n" ); document.write( "200,000-3x=amount at C, everything left after A and B. \n" ); document.write( ".06x+.065(2x)+.08(200000-3x)=14000 \n" ); document.write( ".19x-.24x+16000=14000 \n" ); document.write( "-.05x=-2000 \n" ); document.write( "x=40000@ 6%=2400 at A \n" ); document.write( "2x=80000@6.5%=5200 at B \n" ); document.write( "200000-3x=80000@8%=6400 at C \n" ); document.write( "adds to 14,000 \n" ); document.write( " |