SOLUTION: James has some $5 bills and some $20 bills. He has a total of 29 bills, and their total value is $310. Label the steps of the problem-solving process, and determine how many $5 bil
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Question 997063: James has some $5 bills and some $20 bills. He has a total of 29 bills, and their total value is $310. Label the steps of the problem-solving process, and determine how many $5 bills James has.
Number of $5 bills:
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Process is (1) Assign variables, (2) Translate description into system of equations, (3) Solve the system.
x, how many five-dollar bills
y, ................twenty dollar bills
Algebra Steps:
Money count, divide members by 5.
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Now the system is
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Elimination-Method-ready.
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return to x+y=29.
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