SOLUTION: Letarsha is a bank teller. At the end of a day, she has a total of 69 $5 and $10 bills. The total value of the money is $590. How many of each denomination does she have?
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Question 1000129: Letarsha is a bank teller. At the end of a day, she has a total of 69 $5 and $10 bills. The total value of the money is $590. How many of each denomination does she have? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Letarsha is a bank teller. At the end of a day, she has a total of 69 $5 and $10 bills. The total value of the money is $590. How many of each denomination does she have?
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Quantity Eq: f + t = 69 bills
Value Eq::: 5f+10t = 590 dollars
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f+t = 69
f+2t= 118
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Subtract and solve for "t":
t = 49 (# of $10 bills)
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f = 20 (# of $5 bills)
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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