document.write( "Question 1131502: Jessica has half of her investments in stock paying a 5% dividend and the other half in stock paying 11%interest. If her total annual interest is $540 how much does she have invested in each and total \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "If her investments are split half and half, then the average interest percentage is the average of the two percentages, which is 8%. Then her total investment is the amount of interest divided by that percentage:

\n" ); document.write( "\"540%2F.08+=+6750\"

\n" ); document.write( "Her total investment is $6750. Again since her investments are split half and half, she invested $3375 in each stock.
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