document.write( "Question 519004: a bank teller has 54 $5 and $20 bills in her cash drawer. The value of the bills is $780. How many $5 bills are there. Could you please show the work. Thanks! \n" ); document.write( "
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\n" ); document.write( "$5 bills = x
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "$5*(x)+$20*(54-x)=Total Amount
\n" ); document.write( "5x+20(54-x)=780
\n" ); document.write( "5x+1080-20x=780
\n" ); document.write( "-15x=780-1080
\n" ); document.write( "-15x=-300
\n" ); document.write( "-15x/-15=-300/-15
\n" ); document.write( "x=20
\n" ); document.write( "$5 bills = x = 20
\n" ); document.write( "$20 bills = 54-x=54-20=34\r
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\n" ); document.write( "5*20+20*34=780
\n" ); document.write( "100+680=780
\n" ); document.write( "780=780\r
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