SOLUTION: A woman made a deposit of $205. If her deposit consisted of 73 bills, all $1 bills or $5 bills, then how many $1 bills did she deposit?

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Question 299565: A woman made a deposit of $205. If her deposit consisted of 73 bills, all $1 bills or $5 bills, then how many $1 bills did she deposit?
Answer by mananth(16946) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the woman deposit x $1 bills
$5 bills will be 73-x
1*x+5*(73-x) = 205
x+365-5x=205
-4x= -365+205
-4x= -160
x= -160/-4
x=40 which is the number of $1 bills