SOLUTION: Define all of your unknowns and use at least 2 distinct variables. April has been saving her allowance for vacation. She believes she has a total of $107 consisting of only one-d

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Question 1098131: Define all of your unknowns and use at least 2 distinct variables.
April has been saving her allowance for vacation. She believes she has a total of $107 consisting of only one-dollar bills, five-dollar bills, and ten-dollar bills. If she has twice as many five-dollar bills as ten-dollar bills and 3 less one-dollar bills than five-dollar bills, how many of each bill does April have?

Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
x of 1$
y of 5$
z of 10$
system%28x%2B5y%2B10z=107%2Cy%2Fz=2%2Cx=y-3%29
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z=y%2F2
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%28y-3%29%2B5y%2B10%28y%2F2%29=107, oneequationinonevariable

y-3%2B5y%2B5y=107
11y=110
highlight_green%28y=10%29
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