document.write( "Question 407181: The number of two dollars bills needed to pay for a purchase is 9 more than the number of five dollar bills needed to pay for the same purchase. What is the cost of the purchase? \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "The number of two dollars bills is 9 more than the number of five dollar bills
\n" ); document.write( "to pay for the same purchase
\n" ); document.write( "Let x and (x+9) represent the numer of $5 and $5 bills respectively
\n" ); document.write( "Question states***
\n" ); document.write( " 5*x = 2(x+9)
\n" ); document.write( "Solving for x
\n" ); document.write( " 3x = 18
\n" ); document.write( " x = 6, the number of $5 bills. 15 is th enumber of $2 Bills
\n" ); document.write( "CHECKING our Answer***
\n" ); document.write( " $30 = $2*15 \n" ); document.write( "
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