SOLUTION: A bank teller has a total of 124 bills in 5’s and 10’s. The total value of money is $840. The following equations represent this situation. total # of bills; x + y = 124 tota

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Question 1169475: A bank teller has a total of 124 bills in 5’s and 10’s. The total value of money is $840. The following equations represent this situation.
total # of bills; x + y = 124
total value; 5x + 10y = 840
a) What does each variable represent
b)Solve the system
c)How many $5 bills and $10 bills does the bank teller have
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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124 bills
unknown x of 5-dollar
unknown y of 10-dollar
money total value, 840 dollars

You can solve the system as you want. You should simplify the money equation first.