SOLUTION: A woman invest $10 000;part at 9% annual interests, and the rest at 14%. In each case the interest is compounded annually. The total annual income is $1275. How much is invested in

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Question 1196477: A woman invest $10 000;part at 9% annual interests, and the rest at 14%. In each case the interest is compounded annually. The total annual income is $1275. How much is invested in each rate?
Found 2 solutions by greenestamps, josgarithmetic:
Answer by greenestamps(13195) (Show Source):
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(1) by standard algebra....

x = amount invested at 9%
10000-x = amount invested at 14%

The total interest was $1275:

ANSWER: x = $2500 at 9%; 10000-x = $7500 at 14%

(2) using logical reasoning and mental arithmetic....

All $10,000 invested at 9% would have yielded $900 interest; all at 14% would have yielded $1400 interest.
Look at the three interest amounts $900, $1275, and $1400 (on a number line, if it helps) and observe/calculate that $1275 is 3/4 of the way from $900 to $1400 (1275-900 = 375; 1400-900 = 500; 375/500 = 3/4).
That means 3/4 of the $10,000 was invested at the higher rate.

ANSWER: $7500 at 14%, the other $2500 at 9%

Answer by josgarithmetic(39613) (Show Source):
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How many years? Is this just one single year?

QUANTITY RATE(decimal) 1-YEAR INTEREST Part at 9% 10000-x 0.09 0.09(10000-x) Part at 14% x 0.14 0.14x TOTAL 10000 1275

What to do with this should be clear and needs no discussion.