Question 1111869
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Dear tutor ikleyn....<br>
Do not be so careless in calling the solutions by other tutors "garbage".<br>
The wording of the problem allows for the interpretation used by tutor mananth, who, by the way, provides many excellent responses to questions.<br>
When the problem says john invested some money at 5.5% and $8000 more at 6%, the usual interpretation would be that the amount at 6% is $8000 MORE THAN the amount at 5.5%; however, the interpretation that the amount invested at 6% is just $8000 is grammatically valid.