Problema Solution

Chase planse to sell a piece of property for $18000. He wants the money to be paid off in two ways - a short-term note at 12% interest and a long term note at 9% interest. Find the amount of each not if the total annual interest paid is $19200.

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let


x = a short-term note


y = a long-term note


x + y = 18000


0.12x + 0.09y = 1920


by solving the above system of equations we find:


x = $10,000


y = $8,000


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$10,000 is the money invested in short-term note.


$8,000 is the money invested in long-term note.