document.write( "Question 1072512: Vito made a deposit of $196 into his checking account. If this deposit had 60 bills, some being one dollar bills and the rest being five-dollars bills, how many of each bill did he deposit? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #807712 by CubeyThePenguin(3113)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! x = number of $1 bills \n" ); document.write( "y = number of $5 bills\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 60 \n" ); document.write( "x + 5y = 196\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Subtract the two equations to get \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "x + y = 60 \n" ); document.write( "-x - 5y = -196 \n" ); document.write( "----------------- \n" ); document.write( "-4y = -136 \n" ); document.write( "y = 34\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There were 26 $1 bills and 34 $5 bills. \n" ); document.write( " |