Problema Solution

Alonzo invested his savings in two investment funds. The

$12,000

that he invested in Fund A returned a

10%

profit. The amount that he invested in Fund B returned a

3%

profit. How much did he invest in Fund B, if both funds together returned a

6%

profit?

Answer provided by our tutors

let 'x' represent the money invested in Fund B


0.10*12000 + 0.03*x = 0.06(12000 + x)


by solving we find:


x = $16,000


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Alonzo invested $16,000 in Fund B.