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The discussion revolves around a linear equation problem involving Adam's savings of 1, 5, and 10 dollar bills. Adam has a total of 165 bills, with the number of one dollar bills being twice that of ten dollar bills, and the total value of his savings is 735 dollars. The equations derived from the problem include x + y + z = 165 and 1x + 5y + 10z = 735, where x, y, and z represent the number of one, five, and ten dollar bills, respectively. A critical error was identified in the formulation of the relationship between x and z, which should be x = 2z instead of 2x = z.

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The problem
Adam is saving 1, 5 and 10 dollar bills. Adam has 165 bills. The amount of one dollar bills is twice as high as 10-dollar bills. The total value of his savings is 735 dollars. How many 5-dollar bills does Adam have?

This problem was translated. Sorry for grammatical errors.

The attempt at a solution
x = one dollar bills
y = five dollar bills
z = ten dollar bills

The amount of bills is:
## x+y+z=165 ##
We also know that:
##2x = z## which means that the amount of bills can be rewritten as:
## x+y+2x=165 \\ y+3x=165##

The value of his savings is:
## 1 \cdot x + 5 \cdot y + 10 \cdot z = 735 ##

I insert ##2x = z## in the second equation and get following:
## 1 \cdot x + 5 \cdot y + 10 \cdot 2x = 735 \\ x + 5y + 20x = 735 \\ 5y + 21x = 735 \\ ##

I solve the linear equation of
## y+3x=165 \\ 5y + 21x = 735 ##

## 7y+21x=1155 \\ 5y + 21x = 735 ##

## 21x=1155-7y \\ 21x = 735-5y ##

## 735-5y=1155-7y \\ 2y=1155-735 \\ 2y= 420 \\ y = 210 ##
Which is clearly wrong. y (is 5 dollar bills) 5 * 210 = 1050 (but Adams value is 735)

I have tried some other methods but I can't seem to solve this problem. Please help :,(
 
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Rectifier said:
The problem
Adam is saving 1, 5 and 10 dollar bills. Adam has 165 bills. The amount of one dollar bills is twice as high as 10-dollar bills. The total value of his savings is 735 dollars. How many 5-dollar bills does Adam have?

This problem was translated. Sorry for grammatical errors.

The attempt at a solution
x = one dollar bills
y = five dollar bills
z = ten dollar bills
To be clearer, each of the above should say "the number of ..."
Rectifier said:
The amount of bills is:
## x+y+z=165 ##
We also know that:
##2x = z## which means that the amount of bills can be rewritten as:
No, this is wrong. What is stated is that the number of one-dollar bills is twice as large as the number of ten-dollar bills. This translates into an equation as x = 2z. You have 2x = z, which is wrong.
Rectifier said:
## x+y+2x=165 \\ y+3x=165##

The value of his savings is:
## 1 \cdot x + 5 \cdot y + 10 \cdot z = 735 ##

I insert ##2x = z## in the second equation and get following:
## 1 \cdot x + 5 \cdot y + 10 \cdot 2x = 735 \\ x + 5y + 20x = 735 \\ 5y + 21x = 735 \\ ##

I solve the linear equation of
## y+3x=165 \\ 5y + 21x = 735 ##

## 7y+21x=1155 \\ 5y + 21x = 735 ##

## 21x=1155-7y \\ 21x = 735-5y ##

## 735-5y=1155-7y \\ 2y=1155-735 \\ 2y= 420 \\ y = 210 ##
Which is clearly wrong. y (is 5 dollar bills) 5 * 210 = 1050 (but Adams value is 735)

I have tried some other methods but I can't seem to solve this problem. Please help :,(
 
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