Problema Solution

Mr.brown has ,$185 in his wallet consisting of only $5 bills and $10 bills. If there are 28 bills in his wallet, how many of each type are there

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Let

x = the number of $5 bills

y = the number of $10 bills

x + y = 28

5x + 10y = 185

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x = 19

y = 9

There are 19 $5 bills and 9 $10 bills.