Set up a system of linear equations to represent the scenario. Solve the system by using Gaussian elimination or Gauss-
Jordan elimination.
Sylvia invested a total of $27,000. She invested part of the money in a certificate of deposit (CD) that earns 3% simple
interest per year. She invested in a stock that returns the equivalent of 7% simple interest, and she invested in a bond fund
that returns 2%. She invested three times as much in the stock as she did in the CD, and earned a total of $1140 at the
end of 1 yr. How much principal did she put in each investment?

Given that Sylvia invested a total of $27,000, and she invested part of the money in a certificate of deposit (CD) that earns 3% simple interest per year, she invested in a stock that returns the equivalent of 7% simple interest, and she invested in a bond fund that returns 2%, and she invested three times as much in the stock as she did in the CD, and earned a total of $1140 at the end of 1 yr, to determine how much principal did she put in each investment, the following calculation must be made:

9000 x 0.07 + 3000 x 0.03 + 15000 x 0.02 = 630 + 90 + 300 = 1020
9900 x 0.07 + 3300 x 0.03 + 13800 x 0.02 = 693 + 99 + 276 = 1068
12,000 x 0.07 + 4,000 x 0.03 + 11,000 x 0.02 = 840 + 120 + 220 = 1,180
11400 x 0.07 + 3800 x 0.03 + 11800 x 0.02 = 798 + 114 + 236 = 1148
10800 x 0.07 + 3600 x 0.03 + 12600 x 0.02 = 756 + 108 + 252 = 1116
11160 x 0.07 + 3720 x 0.03 + 12120 x 0.02 = 781.2 + 111.6 + 242.4 = 1135.2
11190 x 0.07 + 3730 x 0.03 + 12080 x 0.02 = 783.3 + 111.9 + 241.6 = 1136.8
11250 x 0.07 + 3750 x 0.03 + 12000 x 0.02 = 787.5 + 112.5 + 240 = 1140

Therefore, she invested $11,250 in the stock, $3,750 in the CD and $12,000 in the bond fund.

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