Jane has only $1 and $5 in her wallet, and they total $79.00. If she has a total of 23 bills, how many of each bill does she have?

Answer 1

Let x = $1 bills.
Let y = $5 bills

x + 5y = 79
x = 79 - 5y

x + y = 23
79 - 5y + y = 23
79 - 23 = 4y
56 = 4y
14 = y

Answer 2

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Answer 3

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