Question

Sharon has some one-dollar bills and some five-dollar bills. She has 14 bills. The value of the bills is $30. Solve a system of equations using elimination to find how many of each kind of bill she has.

a. 3 five-dollar bills, 15 one-dollar bills

b. 5 five-dollar bills, 5 one-dollar bills

c. 5 five-dollar bills, 9 one-dollar bills

d. 4 five-dollar bills, 10 one-dollar bills

Answer 1

d

Explanation:

5x4 = 20 + 10 = 30 and it cant be a or b because they have too many bills and c doesnt have the right amount of money