document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=685830>Question 685830</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You invested a total of $11,200 in shares of the three stocks at the given prices, and expected to earn $304 in annual dividends.  If you purchased a total of 250 shares, how many shares of each stock did you purchase?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "                    Price /   Dividend Yield<BR>\n" );
document.write( "GE(general electric) $16     7%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "WMT(Walmart)         $56     2%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "XOM(Exxon Mobile)    $80     2% </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #728444 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amalm06><B>amalm06(224)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=amalm06><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=amalm06><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=728444\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Number of Shares: x+y+z=250\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Cost of Shares: 16x+5y+80z=11200\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Dividends: 0.07x+0.02y+0.02z=304\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Use Gaussian elimination to solve for x,y, and z.  </SPAN>\n" );
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