document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=897255>Question 897255</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Have my basic equations for the problem but don't know what to do next...Any help will be greatly appreciated. \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A cashier has a total of 30 bills consisting of ones, fives and twenties. The number of twenties is 6 less than the number of ones. The total value of money is $214. How many of each denomination of bill are there?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The equations I came up with are:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "z=x-6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+y+z=30<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+5y+20z=214 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #544044 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39618)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=544044\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Which way do you want to solve the system?  A good but less advanced way is substitute for z in the other two equations and you will have a system of two equations in two linear variables x and y.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Continue solving with that simpler system however you want. </SPAN>\n" );
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