SOLUTION: A motel clerk counts his​ $1 and​ $10 bills at the end of a day. He finds that he has a total of 49 bills having a combined monetary value of $166. Find the number of

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Question 1100357: A motel clerk counts his​ $1 and​ $10 bills at the end of a day. He finds that he has a total of 49 bills having a combined monetary value of $166. Find the number of bills of each denomination that he has. ​
Answer by josgarithmetic(39630) About Me  (Show Source):
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system%28x%2B10y=166%2Cx%2By=49%29

49-y%2B10y=166
9y=166-49
9y=117
y=13------------------ 13 of $10 bills, 36 of $1 bills