An errand boy went to the bank to deposit some bills for his employer. Some of them were one-dollar bills and the rest were five-dollar bills. The number of bills was 38 and their value was $86. Find the number of each.

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saifoo.khan · Answer

y he went?

saifoo.khan · Answer

lul

anonymous · Answer

let's x=amount of $1
y= amount of $5
so, you have:
x+y=38 (total of bills)
1*x+5y=86
solve it...

anonymous · Answer

you can subtract first equation from second:
4y=48y=12
substitute in 1 eq:
x=26

anonymous · Answer

which means, there are 26 dollar bills & 12 five dollars bills