SOLUTION: A $7,000 principal is invested in two accounts, one earning 3% interest and another earning 7% interest. If the total interest for the year is $262, then how much is invested in ea

Question 1152592: A $7,000 principal is invested in two accounts, one earning 3% interest and another earning 7% interest. If the total interest for the year is $262, then how much is invested in each account?
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Let x be an amount invested at 7%. Then the amount invested at 3% is the rest 7000-x dollars. The total interest is the sum of partial interests 0.07x + 0.03*(7000-x) = 262. From the equation x = = 1300. ANSWER. $1300 was invested at 7%, and the rest, 7000-1300 = 5700 dollars, invested at 3%. CHECK. 0.07*1300 + 0.03*5700 = 262 dollars. ! Precisely correct !

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