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Rental Income A woman has $500,000 invested in two rental properties. One yields an annual...

Rental Income A woman has $500,000 invested in two rental properties. One yields an annual return of 12% of her investment, and the other returns 15% per year on her investment. Her total annual return from the two investments is $64,500. If x represents the 12% investment and y represents the 15% investment, answer the following:

a. Write an equation that states that the sum of the investments is $500,000.


b. What is the annual return on the 12% investment?


c. What is the annual return on the 15% investment?


d. Write an equation that states that the sum of the annual returns is $64,500.


e. Solve these two equations simultaneously to find how much is invested in each property.

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