document.write( "Question 1129563: Santos invests $7700 in two different accounts. The first account paid 11 %, the second account paid 2 % in interest. At the end of the first year he had earned $424 in interest. How much was in each account?\r
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\n" ); document.write( "Santos invests $\"7700\" in two different accounts. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "let's say \"x\" is one account and \"y\" is other account\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "The first account paid \"11\" %, =\"0.11\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the second account paid \"2\" % in interest=\"0.02\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "At the end of the first year he had earned $\"424\" in interest.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=7700\"........eq.1->both sides multiply by \"11\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"0.11x%2B0.02y=424\"......eq.2->both sides multiply by \"100\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"11x%2B11y=84700\"........eq.1
\n" ); document.write( "\"11x%2B2y=42400\"......eq.2
\n" ); document.write( "----------------------------------------------------subtract
\n" ); document.write( "\"11x%2B11y-11x-2y=84700-42400\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"cross%2811x%29%2B11y-cross%2811x%29-2y=42300\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"9y=42300\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=42300%2F9\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"y=4700\"\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "then,
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2By=7700\"...plug in \"y\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x%2B4700=7700\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=7700-4700\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"x=3000\"\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " How much was in each account?
\n" ); document.write( "At \"11\"%- was \"3000\"-> got \"330\" in interest
\n" ); document.write( "At \"2\"%- was \"4700\" -> got \"94\" in interest\r
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