document.write( "Question 1197623: Brian has half of his investments in stock paying a 7% dividend and the other half in a stock paying 13% interest. If his total annual interest is $730, how much does he have invested?\r
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Brian has half of his investments in stock paying a 7% dividend and the other half in a stock paying 13% interest. If his total annual interest is $730, how much does he have invested?
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Let amount invested be A\r\n" );
document.write( "Then amount invested at 7% and 13% is .5A\r\n" );
document.write( "We then get: .07(.5A) + .13(.5A) = 730\r\n" );
document.write( "                   .035A + .065A = 730\r\n" );
document.write( "                             .1A = 730\r\n" );
document.write( "          Amount invested, or

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