SOLUTION: cindy has 17 bills in her wallet. some are $10 bills and some are $20 bills. the total value of the bills are $230. how many $10 bills and how many $20 bills does she have?

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Question 1016199: cindy has 17 bills in her wallet. some are $10 bills and some are $20 bills. the total value of the bills are $230. how many $10 bills and how many $20 bills does she have?
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Answer by ikleyn(52775)   (Show Source):
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cindy has 17 bills in her wallet. some are $10 bills and some are $20 bills. the total value of the bills are $230.
how many $10 bills and how many $20 bills does she have?
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Let x = # of $10 bills, and y = # of $20 bills. Then you have the system of two equations in two unknowns x + y = 17, (1) 10x + 20y = 230. (2) Express x via y from equation (1): x = 17 - y, and substitute it into equation (2). You will get a single equation for y 10*(17-y) + 20y = 230. Now simplify and solve: 170 - 10y + 20y = 230, 10y = 230 - 170 = 60. y = = 6. Then x = 17 - y = 17 - 6 = 11. Answer. 11 $10 bills and 6 $20 bills.

Answer by fractalier(6550)   (Show Source):
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Call the number of $10 and $20 bills, x and y. Then we have
x + y = 17 and the value equation is
10x + 20y = 230 Now multiply the top one by ten and subtract and get
-(10x + 10y = 170)
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10y = 60
y = 6 $20 bills
and then we must have
x = 11 $10 bills

Answer by Alan3354(69443)   (Show Source):
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cindy has 17 bills in her wallet. some are $10 bills and some are $20 bills. the total value of the bills are $230. how many $10 bills and how many $20 bills does she have?
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t = # of 10's
w = # of 20's
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t + w = 17
10t + 20w = 230 --> t + 2w = 23
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t + w = 17
t + 2w = 23
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-w = -6
--> 6 $20's
11 $10