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Walt made an extra ​$8000 last year from a ​part-time job. He invested part of the money at 9​% and the rest at 8​%. He made a total of $ 690.00 in interest. How much was invested at 8​%?

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Answer:

$3,000

Step-by-step explanation:

As the total amount of investment = $8,000

This was invested partially at 9% and partially at 8%, which after a year resulted into interest revenue of $690.

Therefore, let investment @ 9% be $x

Thus, $x
* 9% + ($8,000 - $x)
* 8% = $690

0.09x + $640 - 0.08x = $690

0.01x = $690 - $640 = $50

x = $50/0.01 = $5,000

Therefore, amount invested at 9% = $5,000

Thus, interest = $5,000
* 9% = $450

Amount invested at 8% interest = $8,000 - $5,000 = $3,000

Interest thereon, = $3,000
* 8% = $240

Therefore, final answer

$3,000

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