Problema Solution

Bernard has $164 in $1, $5, and $10 bills. If he has 25 bills altogether and he has one more $10 bill than $5 bills, how many of each type of bill does he have?

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Solution:

$1 bill: (24-2x)

$5 bill: x

$10 bill: x+1

So

(24-2x)+5x+10(x+1)=164

x=10

SO

$1 bill: 4

$5 bill: 10

$10 bill: 11