document.write( "Question 369538: A cashier has a total of 132 bills, made up of fives and tens. The total value of the money is $760. How many ten dollar bills does the cashier have? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let x represent the number of tens.  then (132-x) is the number of fives.
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document.write( "question states
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document.write( "5*(132-x) + 10x = 760 'dollars'
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document.write( "solving for x
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document.write( "5x =100
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document.write( "x = 20, the nunber of tens.  \r
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document.write( "checking our answer
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document.write( "number of fives would be 112 (132-20)
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document.write( "5*112 + 10*20 = 560 + 200 = 760  \n" );
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