document.write( "Question 348621: A wallet contains $460 in $5, $10, and $20 bills. The number of $5 bills exceeds twice the number of $10 bills by 4, and the number of $20 bills is 6 fewer than the number of $10 bills.\r
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document.write( "How many $5 bills? \n" );
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Algebra.Com's Answer #249221 by Fombitz(32388)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Let F be the number of $5, T the number of $10, and Y the number of $20 bills. \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( ". \n" ); document.write( "\"A wallet contains $460 in $5, $10, and $20 bills.\" \n" ); document.write( "1. \n" ); document.write( "\"The number of $5 bills exceeds twice the number of $10 bills by 4\" \n" ); document.write( "2. \n" ); document.write( "\"the number of $20 bills is 6 fewer than the number of $10 bills.\" \n" ); document.write( "3. \n" ); document.write( "Substitute eq. 2 and 3 into eq. 1, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 2, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Then from eq. 3, \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "You have 8 $20 bills, 14 $10 bills, and 32 $5 bills. \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |