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Question 1173978: Juan invested his savings in two investment funds. The $6,000 that he invested in Fund A returned a 10% profit. The amount that he invested in Fund B returned a 3% profit. How much did he invest in Fund B, if both funds together returned a 6% profit?
amount invested in fund B?


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Answer by ikleyn(52781) About Me  (Show Source):
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Juan invested his savings in two investment funds. The $6,000 that he invested in Fund A returned a 10% profit.
The amount that he invested in Fund B returned a 3% profit. How much did he invest in Fund B, if both funds
together returned a 6% profit?
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Let x = the amount invested in fund B.


The partial interests are  0.1*6000 = 600 dollars for fund A and 0.03x dollars for fund B.


The total combined interest is 600 + 0.03x, and should be 0.06*(6000+x)  dollars  (desired).


It gives you this total interest equation


    600 + 0.03*x = 0.06*(6000+x)  dollars.


From the equation


    x = %280.06%2A6000+-+600%29%2F%280.03+-+0.06%29 = 8000 dollars.    ANSWER

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Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi,
Juan invested his savings in two investment funds.
The $6,000 that he invested in Fund A returned a 10% profit.
The amount that he invested in Fund B returned a 3% profit.
if both funds together returned a 6% profit,
find the amount invested in fund B?
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Let x be the amount invested in fund B
.10($6000) + .03x = .06($6000+ x)= .06$($6000) + .06x
.04($6000) = .03x
.04($6000)/.03 = x = $8000 the amount invested in fund B
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Note: Recommend doing the set-up by leaving the percentages in their
original decimal form, prior to going to your calculator.
*Checking our work
$600 + $240 = .06(14000) = $840 checks
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