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Mr. Warren Buffett invested $20000. Part of it he put in the bank at 5% interest. Part of it he invested in bonds which pay a 7% return. How much money did he put in each vehicle, if his annual income from these investments was $1200?

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Manuel's savings account has a return on 7.5%. After one year, during which Mauel did not add to or withdraw from his account, the account had $1410.40 in it. What amount was in the account at the beginning of the year?

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Adam Goldberg put part of his money into a bank and invested another half of it in bonds. The bank pays 5% interest. The bonds pay a 7% return. How much money did he in each vehicle (remember that he put equal $$ amounts into each), if his annual income from the bonds was $600 more than the interest from the bank?

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Tyler's parents pay him $0.50 to do the laundry and $1.25 to mow the lawn. In one month, he does the laundry 6 more times than he mows the lawn. If his parents pay him $12.75 that month, how many times did he mow the lawn?

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Andy put one half of his money into a bank and invested another half of it in bonds. The bank pays 5% interest. The bonds pay a 7% return. How much money did he in each vehicle (remember that he put equal $$ amounts into each), if his annual income from these investments was $600?

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Jim invested $1000 in a bank savings account. The bank pays him 5% annually, that is, for every dollar invested he would get $1.05 next year. How much would Jim have 2 years from now?

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The total receipts for a basketball game are $1400 for 788 tickets sold. Adults paid $2.50 for admission and students paid $1.25. How many of each kind of tickets were sold?

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