Question 1125048
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I have 3 times as many twenty-dollar bills {{{highlight(cross(than))}}} <U>as</U> five-dollar bills, and no other money. 
If the value of my five-dollar bills is $35.00, how much money do I have in total.
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1.  The number of the $5 banknotes is  {{{35/5}}} = 7.


2.  The number of the $20 banknotes is  3*7 = 21.


3.  The amount in $20 banknotes is  21*20 = 420 dollars.


4.  In all, there are  420 + 35 = 455 dollars.
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