document.write( "Question 1170745: Jolene invests her savings in two bank accounts, one paying 5 percent and the other paying 12 percent simple interest per year. She puts twice as much in the lower-yielding account because it is less risky. Her annual interest is 4840 dollars. How much did she invest at each rate?
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document.write( "Let x = the 12% investment amount.\r\n" );
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document.write( "then the 5% investment is 2x.\r\n" );
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document.write( "The total annual interest equation is\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0.5*(2x) + 0.12x = 4840  dollars.\r\n" );
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document.write( "You do the rest.\r\n" );
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