document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=362959>Question 362959</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with the following word problem:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "An old man goes to the bank with a check of $200 and tells the cashier, \"Give me some one-dollar bills, ten times as many twos and the balance in fives!\"  What will the cashier do?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I worked it out and got the answer to be 5 ones ($5), 50 twos ($100) and 19 fives ($95), but my professor wants a better (algebraic) explanation.  I really don't know how to tell him other than trial and error.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated! </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #258693 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=258693\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> to get an even 200 , with the number of twos divisible by 10 , the number of singles must be divisible by 5\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10 singles would mean 100 twos --- TOO MUCH , so 5 singles ___ and the rest follows from the man's request </SPAN>\n" );
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