Problema Solution

1. A grocer has 4 times as many $10 bills as $5 bills. He has a total of $180. How many bills of each kind does he have?

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let 'x' represent the number of $5 bills, then '4x' represents the number of $10 bills

180 = 5x + 10(4x)

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x = 4

4*4 = 16

The grocer has 4 $5 bills and 16 $10 bills.