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An investment of N2800 earns N128 per annum. Part of the investment earns 5% and the rest earns 4%. How much is invested at 5%?
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3 stepsDefine variables and set up the equations.
Let be the amount invested at 5% and be the amount invested at 4%.
The total sum invested is N2800, so:The total income is N128 per annum. The income from is and from is .
Express one variable in terms of the other using equation (1).
From equation (1), we can express in terms of :
Substitute this expression for into equation (2) and solve for .
Substitute into :
Combine the terms with :
Subtract 112 from both sides:
Divide by 0.01:
The amount invested at 5% is N1600.
The final answer is .
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