Answer :
Answer:
Given
Bank loaned = $13,000
Part of it at 6%
and the rest at 16%
If interest received in one year = $1500, how much was loaned at 6%?
Setting Variables:
x = Total Dollar Amount loaned at 6%
y = Total Dollar Amount loaned at 16%
so,
x + y = $13,000 ---------> eq.(1)
Now the overall Equation for the Interest is
$1,500 = 0.06*x + 0.16*y
Substitute for y, in terms of x using eq.(1), which is y= 13,000-x
1,500 = (0.06*x + 0.16* (13,000-x))
1,500 = 0.06x + 2,080 - 0.16x
1,500-2,080 = -0.10x
-580 = -0.10x
Finally x = 5,800, which is loaned at 6%