SOLUTION: An amount of money invested for 1 year in a savings account will earn $700. That same money, invested in a mini-mall development will earn $2940 interest in a year, because the int

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Question 839396: An amount of money invested for 1 year in a savings account will earn $700. That same money, invested in a mini-mall development will earn $2940 interest in a year, because the interest paid is 16 percentage points more than that paid by the savings account. Find the rate of interest paid by each investment.
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
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m*y=700
m*(y+.16)=2940
m = 14000, y =.05