SOLUTION: Wendy was awarded a volleyball scholarship to the University of Michigan, so on graduation her parents gave her the$ 21,000 they had saved for her college tuition. She opted to inv

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Question 901875: Wendy was awarded a volleyball scholarship to the University of Michigan, so on graduation her parents gave her the$ 21,000 they had saved for her college tuition. She opted to invest some money in a privately held company that pays 10 % per year and evenly split the remaining money between a money market account yielding 2 % and a high-risk stock that yielded 40 %. At the end of the first year she had dollar-sign 25,080 total. How much did she invest in each of the three?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x+2y=21000,
0.10*x+0.02*y+.40*y=4080
x=3000., y=9000.