SOLUTION: Sam invested $20,000 in stocks and bonds. The stocks paid 3% annual return and the bonds paid 5% annual return. If the return on the stocks was $40 more than the return on the bond

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Question 272180: Sam invested $20,000 in stocks and bonds. The stocks paid 3% annual return and the bonds paid 5% annual return. If the return on the stocks was $40 more than the return on the bonds, find the amount he invested in each.
Let= statement and formula please. Thank You.

Answer by scott8148(6628) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
let x="bond amount", so 20000-x="stock amount"

x(5%) + 40 = (20000-x) (3%)