Problema Solution

Sheila invested part of $3000 in a 10% certificate account and the rest in a 6% passbook account. The total annual interest from both accounts is $270. How much did she invest at 6%?

Answer provided by our tutors

Let she invested $x in 6% then her investment in 10% will be $(3000 - x).

 

So,

 

(3000 - x)*0.1 + x*0.06 = 270

300 - 0.1x + 0.06x = 270

300 - 0.04x = 270

0.04x = 300 - 270

0.04x = 30

4x = 3000

x = 750

 

So,

 

She invested $750 in 6% passbook account.