Question

you have five dollar bills and ten dollars bills for a total amount of $325. you have a total of 37 bills. A) write a system of linear equations that models the situation. B) how many of each type of bill do you have?

Answer 1

nine $5 bills and twenty-eight $10 bills

Explanation:

f = # of five dollar bills

t = # of ten dollar bills

system of equations:

t + f = 37

10t + 5f = 325

solve the first equation for 't' to get:

t = 37-f

substitute '37-f' to 't' in second equation to get:

10(37-f) + 5f = 325

370 - 10f + 5f = 325

-5f = -45

f = 9

t + 9 = 37

t = 28