Liam Invested Some Money in the Abernathy Fund and $2,498

question 23

Short Answer

Liam invested some money in the Abernathy Fund and $2,498 more than that amount in the Carlson Fund. For the year he was in these funds, the Abernathy fund paid 6% simple interest and the Carlson Fund paid 14% simple interest. If the income from the two funds totalled $2,250.12, then how much was invested in each fund?

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