document.write( "Question 137661: having trouble again. please help. I keep getting the wrong answer for a word problem, I think I am setting the problem up wrong, could someone help me. the question is a bank teller has 25 more $5 dollar bills than $10 dollar bills. If the total value of the money is $200, how many of each does she have? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #100684 by edjones(8007)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let x be the number of $10 bills. \n" ); document.write( "10x+5(x+25)=200 \n" ); document.write( "10x+5x+125=200 \n" ); document.write( "15x+125-125=200-125 \n" ); document.write( "15x=75 \n" ); document.write( "15x/15=75/15 \n" ); document.write( "x=5 \n" ); document.write( "She has 5 $10 bills and 30 $5 bills. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "Ed \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |