document.write( "Question 1004395: A motel clerk count his $1 and $10 bills at the end of the day. He finds that he has a total of 64 bills having a combined monetary value of $199. Find the number of bills of each denomination that he has. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #620898 by fractalier(6550)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! Call the numbers of $1 and $10 bills, x and y. \n" ); document.write( "Then from the facts we have \n" ); document.write( "x + y = 64 but their value is \n" ); document.write( "x + 10y = 199 \n" ); document.write( "Now subtract the equations and get \n" ); document.write( "-9y = - 135 \n" ); document.write( "y = 15 $10 bills \n" ); document.write( "x = 49 $1 bills \n" ); document.write( " |