Question

5. Jeannette has $5 and $10 bills in her wallet. The number of fives is three more than six times the number of tens. Let t represent the number of tens. Write an expression for the number of fives.

Answer 1

6t + 3

Explanation:

Given: Jeannette has $5 and $10 bills in her wallet. The number of fives is three more than six times the number of tens

To Find: Let t represent the number of tens. Write an expression for the number of fives.

Solution:

Total number of ten bills are =
`\text{t}`

As given in question,

The number of fives is three more than six times the number of tens

therefore

total number of fives are

=
`6\text{t}+3`

here, t represents total number of $5 and $10 bills Jeannette has in her wallet

Final expression for total number of
`\$5` bills is
`6\text{t}+3`

Answer 2

6t+3

Explanation:

If t represents the number of tens, then 6t is six times the number of tens. 3 more than that is ...

6t+3