SOLUTION: Lisa invested her savings in two investment funds. The $ 6000 that she invested in Fund A returned a 1 % profit. The amount that she invested in Fund B returned a 5

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Question 1157640: Lisa invested her savings in two investment funds. The
$
6000
that she invested in Fund A returned a
1
%
profit. The amount that she invested in Fund B returned a
5
%
profit. How much did she invest in Fund B, if both funds together returned a
2
%
profit?

Found 2 solutions by josmiceli, greenestamps:
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
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Let = amount invested in fund B
[ amount of interest received ] / [ total amount invested ] = [ combined interest rate ]

$2,000 invested in fund B
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check:

OK

Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source):
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(1) The average profit of 2% is one-fourth of the way from 1% to 5%.

(2) That means one-fourth of the total was invested at 5%.

(3) So the $6000 invested at 1% was three-fourths of the total.

(4) So the amount invested at 5% was $2000.

ANSWER: $2000 invested in Fund B.

CHECK:
.01(6000)+.05(2000) = 60+100 = 160
.02(8000) = 160