document.write( "Question 1138669: A $132,000 trust is to be invested in bonds paying 8%, CDs paying 6%, and mortgages paying 10%. The bond and CD investment together must equal the mortgage investment. To earn a $11,200 annual income from the investments, how much should the bank invest in bonds?
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Algebra.Com's Answer #756479 by josmiceli(19441)\"\" \"About 
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Let \"+a+\" = amount invested in CDs
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+b+\" = amount invested in bonds
\n" ); document.write( "Let \"+c+\" = amount invested in mortgages
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\n" ); document.write( "Use simple interest formula
\n" ); document.write( "\"+I+=+P%2Ar%2At+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+a+%2B+b+%2B+c+=+132000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+I%5B1%5D+%2B+I%5B2%5D+%2B+I%5B3%5D+=+11200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "For CDs:
\n" ); document.write( "(3) \"+I%5B1%5D+=+a%2A.06%2A1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "For bonds:
\n" ); document.write( "(4) \"+I%5B2%5D+=+b%2A.08%2A1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "For mortgages:
\n" ); document.write( "(5) \"+I%5B3%5D+=+c%2A.1%2A1+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(6) \"+a+%2B+b+=+c+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "I can substitute (3), (4), and (5) into (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+.06a+%2B+.08b+%2B+.1c+=+11200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+6a+%2B+8b+%2B+10c+=+1120000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+%2B+4b+%2B+5c+=+560000+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Subtracting (6) from (1)
\n" ); document.write( " \"+2c+=+132000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "\"+c+=+66000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+%2B+4b+%2B+5%2A66000+=+560000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+%2B+4b+=++560000+-+330000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+3a+%2B+4b+=+230000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "Multiply both sides of (1) by \"2\" and
\n" ); document.write( "subtract (1) from (2)
\n" ); document.write( "(1) \"+4a+%2B+4b+=+264000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+-3a+-+4b+=+-230000+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "\"+a+=+34000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "and
\n" ); document.write( "(6) \"+a+%2B+b+=+c+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(6) \"+34000+%2B+b+=+66000+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(6) \"+b+=+32000+\"
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\n" ); document.write( "$34,000 = amount invested in CDs
\n" ); document.write( "$32,000 = amount invested in bonds
\n" ); document.write( "$66,000 = amount invested in mortgages
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\n" ); document.write( "check:
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+.06a+%2B+.08b+%2B+.1c+=+11200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+.06%2A34000+%2B+.08%2A32000+%2B+.1%2A66000+=+11200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+2040+%2B+2560+%2B+6600+=+11200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "(2) \"+11200+=+11200+\"
\n" ); document.write( "OK
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