Homework Help: Algebra 1

Posted by Rose on Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 8:54am.

A person invested $20,000 in stocks and bonds. Her investment in bonds is $4,000 more than one third her investment in stocks. How much did she invest in stocks? How much did she invest in bonds?

Algebra 1 - Steve, Thursday, January 12, 2012 at 11:56am
s + b = 20000
s + (4000 + s/3) = 20000
4/3 s = 16000
s = 12000
b = 8000

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