Last year you inherited $12,000 and decided to invest some of it in a low risk mutual fund?

Last year you inherited ,000 and decided to invest some of it in a low risk mutual fund, and the rest in a high risk fund. During the year, the low risk fund earned 6%, while the high risk fund lost 3%. If your total investment is now worth ,450, how much money did you invest in each fund?


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One Response to “Last year you inherited $12,000 and decided to invest some of it in a low risk mutual fund?”

  • wise_old_man_dot_com says:

    Let l= amount in low risk
    Then (12000-l) = amount in high risk

    So, l * 1.06 + (12000-l)*0.97 = 12,450

    I am sure you can figure out the rest for yourself.

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