SOLUTION: A bank loaned out ​$17,000​, part of it at the rate of 6% per year and the rest at 14% per year. If the interest received in one year totaled ​$1500​, how m

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Question 1072926: A bank loaned out ​$17,000​, part of it at the rate of 6% per year and the rest at 14% per year. If the interest received in one year totaled ​$1500​, how much was loaned at 6%?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.A%2BB=17000
2.6A%2B14B=150000
Multiply eq. 1 by 6 and subtract from eq. 2,
6A%2B14B-6A-6B=150000-102000
8B=48000
Solve for B then use either equation to solve for A.