SOLUTION: A convention manager finds that she has $1,390 made up of twenties and fifties. She has a total of 47 bills. How many fifty-dollar bills does the manager have?
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Question 463221: A convention manager finds that she has $1,390 made up of twenties and fifties. She has a total of 47 bills. How many fifty-dollar bills does the manager have?
Answer by jorel1380(3719) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
m+n=47
20m+50n=1390
20m+20n=940
30n=450
n=15
m=32
The convention manager has 32 twenties and 15 fifties..
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