document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1144526>Question 1144526</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Setsu Yamamoto invested $36000, part at 5% interest and the remainder at 8% interest. If she earned twice as much from her 5% investment as here 8% investment, how much did she invest at each rate?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The given numbers are probably bad, since the answers are not whole numbers of dollars, or even whole numbers of cents.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Here is a non-algebraic attempt to solve the problem; perhaps another tutor will show an algebraic solution method which also shows the numbers to be bad.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The ratio of the percentages is 5:8.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since the return from the 5% investment is 2 times the return from the 8% investment, the ratio in which the money is divided between the two investments is 5:16.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So 16/21 of the $36,000 was invested at 5% and 5/21 of it at 8%.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "But those are not good answers.... </SPAN>\n" );
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