Question 248227
let a= part at 7%
b= part at 6%
b=80000-a
That simple subtraction is the part that throws most people.
7%(a)+6%(b)=5000
6%=.06 read it 6 hundredths
7%=.07 read it 7 hundredths
.07a+.06b=5000
substitute (80000-a) for b in the equation above and solve.
BTW The woman is named John?
John is referred to as her and she.