SOLUTION: a motel clerk counts $1.00 and $10.00 bills at the end of the day he finds that he has a total of 50 bills having a combined monetary value of $176.00 find the number of bills deno

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Question 360517: a motel clerk counts $1.00 and $10.00 bills at the end of the day he finds that he has a total of 50 bills having a combined monetary value of $176.00 find the number of bills denomination that he has?

the clerk has __________ones
the clerk has _____________tens
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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o+t=50
0+10t=176
50-t+10t=176
9t=126
t=14 tens
50-14=36 ones