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-A cashier has a total of 127 bills made up of fives and tens. The total value of the money is $ 855. How many ten-dollar bills does the cashier have?
A) 22 ten-dollar bills
B) 83 ten-dollar bills
C) 66 ten-dollar bills
D) 44 ten-dollar bills

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Let x be the number of five-dollar bills and y be the number of ten-dollar bills. We have two equations: x + y = 127 and 5x + 10y = 855. Solving these equations, we find y = 44.

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