SOLUTION: One a man deposited 225 pesos in a bank. if his deposit consisted of 29 peso bills consisting of 5 peso bills and 10 peso bills. how many of each kind?
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Question 699148: One a man deposited 225 pesos in a bank. if his deposit consisted of 29 peso bills consisting of 5 peso bills and 10 peso bills. how many of each kind?
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The Set Up:
Let A = # of 5 peso bills
Let B = # of 10 peso bills.
Equation 1:
Equation 2:
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Solution:
Solve equation 1 for one of the variables.
Equation 1:
Now plug (29 - B) into equation 2 for A
Equation 2:
Simplify
Combine like terms
Subtract 145 from both sides
Divide both sides by 5
Now solve plug 16 into equation 1 for B and solve for A
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