document.write( "Question 99145: How do I set up and solve this word problem?
\n" ); document.write( "There are 5 times as many 1$ bills as 5$ bills. The entire number of bills is 48. How many 1$ bills are there?
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x = amount of ones
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\n" ); document.write( "x = 5y and x + y = 48
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\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 48
\n" ); document.write( "5y + y = 48
\n" ); document.write( "6y = 48
\n" ); document.write( "y = 8
\n" ); document.write( "8 five dollar bills
\n" ); document.write( "40 one dollar bills
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