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Question 1137212: Chris invests a total of $4,500 in two accounts. The first account earned a rate of return of 14% (after a year). However, the second account suffered a 5% loss in the same time period. At the end of one year, the total amount of money gained was $155.00. How much was invested into each account?
Answer by ikleyn(52754)   (Show Source):
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Let x = amount invested at 14%, in dollars.
Then the second amount suffered the 5% loss is the rest (4500-x) dollars.
The interest from the 14% interest amount is 0.14*x dollars.
The 5% loss from the second amount is 0.05*(4500-x) dollars.
Your equation is
interest - loss = final interest, or
0.14*x - 0.05*(4500-x) = 155 dollars.
From the equation, express x and calculate the answer
x =  = 2000.
Answer. The amount at 14% is $2000; the rest $4500-$2000 = $2500 is the amount suffered 5% loss.
Check. 0.14*2000 - 0.05*2500 = 155 dollars. ! Correct !
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