document.write( "Question 1093458: A motel clerk counts his $1 and $10 bills at the end of the day. He finds that he has a total of 60 bills having a combined monetary value of $195. Find the number of bills of each denomination that he has.
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Algebra.Com's Answer #708101 by addingup(3677)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! He has x 1 dollar bills \n" ); document.write( "He has 60-x 10 dollar bills \n" ); document.write( "The bills total 195: \n" ); document.write( "1x+10(60-x) = 195 \n" ); document.write( "1x+600-10x = 195 \n" ); document.write( "-9x = -405 Divide both sides by -9, and remember -/- = + so when you divide you can ignore the - because the answer is going to be positive. \n" ); document.write( "x = 45 This is how many 1 dollar bills he has. And: \n" ); document.write( "60-45 = 15 he has 15 10 dollar bills \n" ); document.write( "~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ \n" ); document.write( "Check: \n" ); document.write( "45 * 1 = 45 \n" ); document.write( "15 * 10 = 150 \n" ); document.write( "45 + 150 = 195 Correct \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |