SOLUTION: A bank teller had 125 bills in $10 and $20 to start the day. If the total in her register was $1650, how many of each bill did the teller start with?

Question 927297: A bank teller had 125 bills in $10 and $20 to start the day. If the total in her register was $1650, how many of each bill did the teller start with?

Answer by TimothyLamb(4379) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x = number of tens
y = number of twenties
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x + y = 125
10x + 20y = 1650
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x + y = 125
10x + 20y = 1650
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x = number of tens = 85
y = number of twenties = 40
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