document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=106737>Question 106737</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A business club split a $30,000 investment among three bond funds. The first one grew at 2%, the second at 3% and the third at 6%. The total earnings were $1110. The earnings from the second fund were $150 more than those of the first. How much was invested in each fund?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "I cannot figure this one out. every single time I try to translate the problem, its all jacked up. Im starting to get really frustrated. thank you for your help. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #77699 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=77699\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> you have three unknowns so you need three equations\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=\"amount @ 2%\", y=\"amount @ 3%\", z=\"amount @ 6%\"\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+y+z=30000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".02x+.03y+.06z=1110\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( ".02x+150=.03y </SPAN>\n" );
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