Question 1156791: Mrs. Paster invested $100,000 in two different healthcare companies. The first earned a 6% profit, and the second earned a 12% profit. If Mrs. Paster made 2 times as much profit from the 12% investment as she did from the 6% investment, how much did she invest in the company that made 6%?
Answer by mananth(16946)   (Show Source):
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Mrs. Paster invested $100,000 in two different healthcare companies.
let investment @6% be x
and that of 12% be y
x+y = 100,000
2*6%x = 12%y
x=y
Inveted $ 50,000 in each
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