OK..... what level of math are you guys in?

$5:whistle:

[b]a_girl_made_pure wrote:[/b] [quote]close;) You distributed correctly, and subtracting 3250 from both sides was right, but you don't need to divide by -0.11 0.09y and -0.11y are 'like terms,' since they have the same variable, so we can add them. Then we divide to get 'y' itself. Thus . . . 0.09y-0.011y=-320 -0.02y/-0.02=-320/-0.02 y=16,000 So the initial amount invested was $16,000. Then plug y=16000 into the '32000-y' to get the balance.<br><br>[/quote] This is correct... My teacher said it was.

Post edited by: Smalltowngirl13, at: 2007/11/14 16:12

[b]hccgirl3494 wrote:[/b] [quote]OK..... what level of math are you guys in?[/quote] College Pre-Calc . . . It is not fun at the moment. :pinch:

:ohmy: 6th grade math level