document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=997721>Question 997721</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Ms.Vangie Dimaano wishes to realize a return of 12% on her total investments. If she has P40,000 invested at 10%, then how much additional money should she invest at 14%? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Ms.Vangie Dimaano wishes to realize a return of 12% on her total investments. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If she has P40,000 invested at 10%, then how much additional money should she invest at 14%?<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Calculations in the post by @lwsshak3 are fatally incorrect and lead to wrong answer.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;For correct solution see what follows in my post.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=additional money invested at 14%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.1*40000 + 0.14x = 0.12*(40000+x)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4000 + 0.14x = 4800 + 0.12x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "0.02x = 800<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 800/0.02 = 80000/2 = 40000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "how much additional money should she invest at 14% ? P40,000.    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>ANSWER</U>\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solved correctly to teach you in a right way.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since 12% is midway between 10% and 14%, this answer is intuitively obvious <BR>\n" );
document.write( "without any calculations, so the problem can be easily solved/answered MENTALLY.\r<BR>\n" );
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