Systems of equation with only 1 equations?

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So this is a system of equations problem only there's 1 equation as far as I could tell?

Roberto invested some money at 7% and then invested 2000 more than twice this amount at 10% His total anual income from the two investments was 2900 . How much was invested at 10%?

Equation: $2900 = 0.07x + 2(0.1y + 2000)$

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If he invested $x$ money at $7\%$ and $y$ money at $10\%$, then we are told that $$2900=0.07x+0.1y$$ However, we're also told that $y=2x+2000$, two thousand more than twice $x$.

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Hint: your equation is wrong. It should be

$$2900 = 0.07 x + 0.1(2x+2000).$$

Do you know why?