document.write( "Question 1010372: Cody works in movie theatre selling tickets. At the end of the evening he has $524 in two and five dollar bills the total number of bills was 145. How many of each kind of bill does he have? \n" ); document.write( "

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2 dollar bills: x
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\n" ); document.write( "x+y= 145 Subtract x from both sides:
\n" ); document.write( "y= 145-x We'll use this value for y next.
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\n" ); document.write( "2x+5y= 524
\n" ); document.write( "2x+5(145-x)= 524
\n" ); document.write( "2x+725-5x= 524 Now subtract 925 on both sides and add/subtract x on left:
\n" ); document.write( "-3x= -201 Divide both sides by -3 (remember, -/- = +)
\n" ); document.write( "x= 67 He has 67 two dollar bills and
\n" ); document.write( "145-67= 78 He has 78 five dollar bills.
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\n" ); document.write( "Check:
\n" ); document.write( "67*2= 134
\n" ); document.write( "78*5= 390
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\n" ); document.write( "Total:524 We have the correct answer
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