Problema Solution

An investor invested 2,500 in mutual funds. One fund earned 4% profit and the other 2% profit. if the investors total profit was 64 dollars, how much was invested in each mutual fund.

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x: 4% profit

y: 2% profit

x+y = 2500 => x= 2500-y

0.04x + 0.02y = 64

Subtitute:

=> 0.04*(2500-y) + 0.02y = 64

 100 - 0.04y + 0.02y = 64

 36 = 0.02y

=> y = 36/0.02 = 1800

=> x = 2500-1800 = 700