He has $.50 left
1/2 on baseball cards = $2.00
1/4 on a drink = $1.00
1/8 on bible gum = $.50
Which adds up to $3.50 so therefore he has 50 cents left
4.00 - 3.50 = .50
increase in x results in the decrease in y
Answer:
The person invested $3500 at 7% and $2500 at 5%
Step-by-step explanation:
We can say that
because the investment is equal both in one as in another, where x is the income from the investment.
Solving the equation we have:

Then to get the incomes:
At 7%: 
And at 5%: 
Finally we can demonstrate the answer because the income at 7% + income at 5% are 3500+2500=$6000
So basically what you have to do is