SOLUTION: Andrew has $446 in ten dollar, five dollar, and one dollar bills. There were 94 bills in all, and 10 more five dollar bills than ten dollar bills. How many one dollar bills did And

Question 408137: Andrew has $446 in ten dollar, five dollar, and one dollar bills. There were 94 bills in all, and 10 more five dollar bills than ten dollar bills. How many one dollar bills did Andrew have?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= number of $10 bills
= number of $5 bills
= number of $1 bills
given:
(1)
(2)
(3)
There are 3 equations and 3 unknowns,
so it's solvable
Subtract (2) from (1)
(1)
(2)

Substitute (3) into the result

and, since

and
(2)

Andrew had 36 $1 bills
check answer:
(1)
(1)

OK
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