Answer
The amount of the investment is $150,000.
Work Step by Step
The part is 12,750. The percnt is 8.5%. The whole is unknown.
$\frac{12750}{x} = \frac{8.5}{100}$
$8.5x = 12750\times100$
$\frac{8.5x}{8.5} = \frac{1275000}{8.5}$
$x = $150000$
Basic College Mathematics (10th Edition)
by Lial, Margaret L.; Salzman, Stanley A.; Hestwood, Diana L.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0134467795
ISBN 13:
978-0-13446-779-5
Chapter 6 - Percent - 6.4 Using Proportions to Solve Percent Problems - 6.4 Exercises - Page 421: 68
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