Problema Solution
A motel clerk counts his $1 and $10 bills at the end of the day. He finds that he has a total of 50
bills having a combined monetary value of $149
.
Find the number of bills of each denomination that he has.
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Let
x = the number of $1 bills
y = the number of $10 bills
x + y = 50
1*x + 10*y = 149
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x = 39 $1 bills
y = 11 $10 bills
The motel clerk has 11 $10 bills and 39 $1 bills.