SOLUTION: Jenny receives $1270 per year from three different investments totaling $20,000. One of the investments pays 6% , the second one pays 8%, and the third one pays 5%. If the money in

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Question 1046955: Jenny receives $1270 per year from three different investments totaling $20,000. One of the investments pays 6% , the second one pays 8%, and the third one pays 5%. If the money invested at 8% is $1500 less than the amount invested at 5%, how much money has Jenny invested in the investment that pays 6%?
Solutions:
a. $8500
b. $4500
c. $10,000
d. $1500
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Let represent the amount invested at 5%, then is the amount invested at 8%, and is the amount invested at 6%. Since the total return is $1270:



Solve for , then calculate

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it