Millicent has 10,000 invested in two accounts. For the...

Millicent has $\$ 10,000$ invested in two accounts. For the year, she earns $\$ 535$ more in interest from her $7 \%$ mutual fund account than she does from her $4 \% \mathrm{CD}$. How much does she have in each account?

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