A motel clerk counts his $1 and $10 bills at the end of the day. He finds that he has a total of 55 bills having a combined mo

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netary value of $199. Find the number of bills of each denomination that he has. PLEASE HELP ME

2 answers:

nalin [4] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-12T01:07:08+03:00

nalin [4]2 years ago

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Answer:

16 $10 bills, 39 $1 bill

Step-by-step explanation:

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vfiekz [6] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-11T23:50:55+03:00

vfiekz [6]2 years ago

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Answer

39 bills of 1$

16 bills of 10$

Step-by-step explanation:

x-nr of $1

y-nr of $10

x*1+y*10=199

x+y=55 , x=55-y

so I use the substitution method

(55-y)*1+10y=199

55+10y-y=199

-55 -55

9y=144

y=144/9

y=16

so x=55-16

x=39

verify 16*10+39*1=160+39=199

A motel clerk counts his​ $1 and​ $10 bills at the end of the day. He finds that he has a total of 55 bills having a combined mo