Solve the problem.
-A bank teller has 56 $20 and $10 bills in her cash drawer. The value of the bills is $750. How many $20 bills are there?
A)19 $20 bills
B)37 $20 bills
C)21 $20 bills
D)35 $20 bills

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Let x be the number of $20 bills. Then the number of $10 bills is 56 - x. The value of the $20 bills is 20x, and the value of the $10 bills is 10(56 - x) = 560 - 10x. The total value of the bills is 20x + 560 - 10x = 750. Solving for x, we get x = 19. Therefore, there are 19 $20 bills.

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