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Monty has a total of $290 in ten dollar and five dollar bills. This can be represented by the function 10x + 5y = 290. Interpret the x- and y-intercepts.

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Answer:

The x-intercept indicates that he has 29 ten dollar bills

and no five dollar bills. The y-intercept indicates that he has 58 five

dollar bills and no ten dollar bills.

Explanation:

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