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James invests $5400 in two different accounts. The first account paid 14 %, the second account paid 6 % in interest. At the end of the first year he had earned $580 in interest. How much was in each account?

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Given:

Total invested amount = $5400

Rate of interest for first account = 14%

Rate of interest for second account = 6%

Total interest after one year = $580

To find:

The amount invested in each account.

Solution:

Let the amount invested in the first account be $x, then the amount invested in the second account is $(5400-x).

Total interest = 14% of $x + 6% of $(5400-x).

[tex]580=\dfrac{14}{100}x+\dfrac{6}{100}(5400-x)[/tex]

Multiply both sides by 100.

[tex]58000=14x+6(5400-x)[/tex]

[tex]58000=14x+32400-6x[/tex]

[tex]58000-32400=8x[/tex]

[tex]25600=8x[/tex]

Divide both sides by 8.

[tex]\dfrac{25600}{8}=x[/tex]

[tex]3200=x[/tex]

Now,

[tex]5400-x=5400-3200[/tex]

[tex]5400-x=2200[/tex]

Therefore, the amount invested in first account is $3200 and the amount invested in the second account is $2200.