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5 July, 09:29

In a cash drawer there is $125 in $5 and $10 bills. The number of $10 bills is twice the number of $5 bills. How many of each type of bill is in the drawer?

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  1. 5 July, 09:43
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    Let us take number of $5 bills = x and

    number of $10 bills = y.

    Give that "number of $10 bills is twice the number of $5 bills".

    So, y is twice of x,

    We can setup an equation.

    y = 2x ... equation (1)

    Total value of all bills = $125.

    We can setup another equation,

    5 * (number of $5 bills) + 10 * (number of $10 bills) = 125.

    5 (x) + 10 (y) = 125 ... equation (2)

    Plugging y=2x in equation (2), we get

    5 (x) + 10 (2x) = 125.

    5x+20x = 125.

    Adding like terms

    25x = 125

    Dividing both sides by 25.

    25x / 25 = 125/25

    x = 5.

    Plugging x=5 in first equation, we get

    y = 2 (5) = 10.

    Therefore, number of number of $5 bills=5 bills and number of $10 bills = 10 bills.
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