Question 391307
A motel clerk counts his $1 and $10 bills at the end of the day. He finds that he has a totalof 60 bills having a combined monetary value of $240. find the number of bills of each denmination that he has
$ 1 bill x numbers
$10 bill 60-x numbers
Value of bills = $240
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1*x+10*(60-x)=240
x+600-10x=240
-9x=240-600
-9x=-360
/-9
x= 40 $ 1 bills
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$ 10 bills 20 numbers
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