Melody invested $7,500 into two accounts. one account paid 5% interest and the other paid 7.5% interest. she earned 6% interest on the total investment. how much money did she put in each account?

The amount put in the account that paid 5% was $4,500 and the amount put in the account that paid 7.5% was $3,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Let

x -----> the amount put in the account that paid 5%

$7,500-x -----> the amount put in the account that paid 7.5%

in this problem we have

so

therefore

The amount put in the account that paid 5% was $4,500 and the amount put in the account that paid 7.5% was $3,000

26 is 33.33% of 78

step-by-step explanation:

26 is what percent of 78?

26 is p% of 78

equation: y = p% * x

solving our equation for p

p% = y/x

p% = 26/78

p = 0.3333

convert decimal to percent:

p% = 0.3333 * 100 = 33.33%