Problema Solution

After one year johnny's two mutual funds returned $4300 the first fund returned 14%, and the second, in which he invested 13,000 more, returned 3%. What was the amount of Johnny's original investment?

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let


x = the amount Johnny invested in the first fund

x + 13,000 = the amount Johnny invested in the second fund


0.14*x + 0.03*(x + 13000) = 4300


by solving the equation we find


x = $23,000


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x + x + 13000 = 2x + 13000 = 2*23000 + 13000 = $59,000


the amount of Johnny's original investment was $59,000.