Question

Alicia waterson makes a deposit at an ATM and receives $50 in cash.The receipt for her total deposit shows $793. The checks deposited totaled twice the currency deposited. She did not deposit any coins. How much in currency did she deposit?

Answer 1

Let x be the amount of currency deposited

The checks deposited were 2x

The total deposit is x+2x = 3*x = 793

x = 793/3 = $264

So, Alicia deposited $264 in currency.