document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1162955>Question 1162955</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Isabel invested her savings in two investment funds. The <BR>\n" );
document.write( "$6000 that she invested in Fund A returned a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "4% profit. The amount that she invested in Fund B returned a <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1% profit. How much did she invest in Fund B, if both funds together returned a 2% profit? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Here is a quick and easy way to solve \"mixture\" problems like this without algebra, with just a bit of logical reasoning and some simple mental arithmetic.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The 2% overall return on the investments is twice as close to 1% as it is to 4%.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means twice as much was invested in the fund that returned 1% as was invested in the fund that returned 4%.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Since $6000 was invested in the fund that returned 4%, the amount invested in the fund that returned 1% was 2 times $6000, or $12,000.<br><BR>\n" );
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