document.write( "Question 381612: james has a total of 12 bills in his wallet.some are 5's some are 10's.total value is 115.00. how many fives and how many 10 does he have \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Hi,         
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document.write( "Let x and (12-x)represent the number of 5's and 10's respectively
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document.write( " 5x + 10(12-x) = 115
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document.write( "Solving for x
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document.write( "-5x + 120 = 115
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document.write( "     5 = 5x
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document.write( "     1 = x, the number of fives, number of tens is 11.  (12-1)\r
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document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
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document.write( "  $5 + $110 = $115 \n" );
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