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document.write( "You go to the bank and get change for $100 in $1 bills and $10 bills and there are 55 bills total. How many $1 bills and how many $10 bills.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #267221 by mananth(16946)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! let $1 bill be x \n" ); document.write( "$10 bill will be 55-x \n" ); document.write( ".. \n" ); document.write( "1*x+10(55-x)=100 \n" ); document.write( "x+550-10x=100 \n" ); document.write( "-9x+550=100 \n" ); document.write( "-550 -550 \n" ); document.write( "-9x=100-550 \n" ); document.write( "-9x=-450 \n" ); document.write( "/-9 \n" ); document.write( "x=-450/-9 \n" ); document.write( "x= 50 .... $1 bills \n" ); document.write( "y = 5 $10 bills \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "m.ananth@ hotmail.ca \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "you can also solve by a linear system \n" ); document.write( "x+y =55 \n" ); document.write( "x+10y=100 \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( "multiply first equation by -1 \n" ); document.write( "-x-y=-55 \n" ); document.write( "add it to second equation \n" ); document.write( "9y = 45 \n" ); document.write( "/9 \n" ); document.write( "y =5 ... $10 bills \n" ); document.write( "x = $1 bills \n" ); document.write( "... \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |