SOLUTION: A motel clerk counts his $1 and $10 bills at the end of the day. He finds that he has a total of 60 bills having a combined monetary value of $204. Find the number of bills of each
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Question 926945: A motel clerk counts his $1 and $10 bills at the end of the day. He finds that he has a total of 60 bills having a combined monetary value of $204. Find the number of bills of each denomination that he has.
Answer by ewatrrr(24785) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x the amount of ten dollar bills
10x + 1(60-x) = $204
9x = 144
x = 16, the amount of ten dollar bills. There were 44 one's.
And...checking
$160 + $44 = $204
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