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Susan Marciano invested part of her $12,000 bonus in a fund that paid 8% profit and invested the rest in stock that suffered a 3% loss. Find the amount of each investment if her overall net profit was $300 .

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Let x be the amount invested in funds that earned 8%.

Then the amount invested in stock that suffered 3% loss is 18,000 - x.

The profit from investment in funds is 8%x

The loss from investment in stock is 3%(18,000 - x).

The net profit is 8%x - 3%(18,000 - x).

As the net profit given in the problem is $780, we have:

8%x - 3%(18,000 - x) = 780

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Answer:y=mx+b

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