A bank teller has some five-dollar bills and some twenty-dollar bills. The teller has 5 more of the twenties. The total value of the money is $675. Find the number of five-dollar bills that the teller
Has.
A)18 five-dollar bills
B)23 five-dollar bills
C)28 five-dollar bills
D)33 five-dollar bills

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Let x be the number of five-dollar bills. Then the number of twenty-dollar bills is x + 5. The equation for the total value is 5x + 20(x + 5) = 675. Solving this gives x = 23.

A Bank Teller Has Some Five-Dollar Bills and Some Twenty-Dollar