Vern sold his 1964 Ford Mustang for $55,000 and wants to invest the money to earn him 3.6% interest per vear. He will put some of the money into Fund A that earns 2% per year and the rest in Fund B that earns 10% per year. How much should he invest into each fund (in dollars) if he wants to earn 3.6% interest per year on the total amount? Fund A Fund B

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Vern sold his 1964 Ford Mustang for $55.000 and wants to invest the money to earn him 3.6% interest per vear. He will put some of the money into Fund A that earns 2% per year and the rest in Fund B that earns 10% per year. How much should he invest into each fund (in dollars) if he
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Transcribed Image Text:Vern sold his 1964 Ford Mustang for $55.000 and wants to invest the money to earn him 3.6% interest per vear. He will put some of the money into Fund A that earns 2% per year and the rest in Fund B that earns 10% per year. How much should he invest into each fund (in dollars) if he wants to earn 3.6% interest per year on the total amount? Fund A $ Fund Additional Materials O eBook
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Lets assume money invest into fund A= $x 

Then money invest into fund B= $(55000-x) 

for 1 year , n=1

formula for interest

=P*R*N100=P*R100

where P=invested amount

R=interest rate

 

 

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