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A family member has some five dollar bills and some twenty dollar bills in her wallet. Altogether she has 17 bills and a total of 190. How many five dollar bills does she have?

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Answer:

She has ten $5 bills

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the number of $5 bills be x

Let the number of $20 bills be y

Altogether, she has 17 bills

x + y = 17........................(1)

The total amount of money in her her wallet

5x + 20y = 190...................(2)

Multiply equation (1) by 5

5x + 5y = 85...................(3)

Subtract equation (3) from equation (2)

15y = 105

y = 105/15

y = 7

Substitute y = 7 into the equation (1)

x + 7 = 17

x = 17 - 7

x = 10

She has ten $5 bills

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