Pocket Money

Algebra Level 1

Little Johnny has been saving up his pocket money for as long as he can remember. He has $800, which is in the form of $20 and $10 notes. In total, he has 50 of these notes. How many of each individual note does Johnny have?

Thirty $10 notes, Twenty $30 notes Forty $10 notes, Ten $20 notes Twenty $10 notes, Thirty $20 notes Ten $10 notes, Forty $20 notes

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37 solutions

Isaac Lu
Mar 6, 2014

Systems of linear equations.

Let x be the number of $20 notes and y be the number of $10 notes. Total number of notes: x + y = 50

x number of $20 notes and y number of $10 notes sum up to $800. ($20)x + ($10)y = $800 or simply 20x + 10y = 800.

Solving for x and y, we got x=30 and y=20

So, there are thirty $20 notes and twenty $10 notes.

you can just go through options.. just multiply the notes n add them..

Ravi Pahuja - 7 years, 3 months ago

goood

Harmain Rana - 7 years, 3 months ago

(30,20)

Mudassar Hussain - 7 years, 3 months ago

no of 20$ notes take as A and no of 10$ notes takes as B and construct lpp problem and do variable sapretion technique A+B=50(total no of notes) and 20A+10b=800(total amount)

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Rohitash Yadav - 7 years, 3 months ago

Yeah very simple way and easy.......................

Tanzir Hasan Mahim - 7 years, 2 months ago

It's a bit like ratio.

Ally Azizi - 7 years, 1 month ago

O'RAYT. i did the same thing

Joseph Delumbar - 5 years, 9 months ago
Sudeep Mohanan
Mar 12, 2014

x = no of 20 $ notes

y = no of 10 $ notes

total notes = x + y = 50

total money = 20 x + 10 y = 800

solve: 20 x + 10 y = 800 and x + y = 50 (or 10x +10y = 500)

x = 30 and y = 20

Abhishek Singh
Mar 13, 2014

x + y = 50 10x +20y = 800 solve for x & y to get the values x=20 & y = 30

Raymond Bernal
Mar 13, 2014

let x=no. of $10 let y=no. of $20 x+y=50 10x+20y=800 x=20 y=30

Dean Clidoro
Mar 12, 2014

solution:

let x & y be no. of $10 and $20 notes respectively

  1. x + y = 50 notes ; x = 50 - y

  2. $10x + $20y = $800

  3. 10( 50 - y ) + 20y = 800 ; one variable equation

  4. 500 - 10y + 20y = 800 ; distributive property

  5. 10y = 300 ; y = 30 ;simplification

  6. x = 50 - y = 50 - 30 = 20; substitution

  7. therefore there are 20-$10 and 30-$20 ..........check

Mahesh Kumar
Mar 12, 2014

x+y=50 and 20x+10y=800 solving both equations we get x=30 & y=20

Saurabh Mallik
Jun 14, 2014

Let:

10 $ 10\$ notes = x = x notes

20 $ 20\$ notes = ( 50 x ) = (50-x) notes

Total amount = 10 x + 20 ( 50 x ) = 800 =10x+20(50-x)=800

10 x + 1000 20 x = 800 10x+1000-20x=800

10 x = 800 1000 -10x=800-1000

10 x = 200 -10x=-200

x = 20 x=20

Thus, the answer is:

10 $ 10\$ notes = x = 20 = x=\boxed{20} notes

20 $ 20\$ notes = ( 50 x ) = 50 20 = 30 = (50-x)=50-20=\boxed{30} notes

Raina Roy
Apr 24, 2014

Let the no. of $20 notes be 'x' Therefore, the no. of $10 notes= (50-x)

According to question, 20 x + 10 (50-x)=800 => 20 x + 500 - 10 x = 800 => 20 x - 10 x = 800 - 500 => 10*x = 300 => x = 300/10 => x = 30

So, we get:- No. of $20 notes = 30 No. of $10 notes = 50-30 = 20

Hence, he has thirty $20 notes and twenty $10 notes.

use hit and trial as options are given

Hafsa Khan
Mar 25, 2014

option 1 is correct Bcz 20 *10=200 , 20 * 30=600 , 600+200=800

Gopinath Gopi
Mar 22, 2014

20 notes of 10$ and 30 notes of $20

Kirti Lakhera
Mar 22, 2014

20 $10=$200 30 $20=$600 $200+$600=$800

M Abdullah Chohan
Mar 21, 2014

Check options, 1st is almost Wrong ( 30$ note ) . ...... keep add all options , One of them makes 800$ total . That's right answer ! :)

Azmain Yousuf
Mar 20, 2014

Multiply number of notes and the values.Then add them.

Ryan Redz
Mar 20, 2014

you may solve it by checking from the choices or solve it using simultaneous equations. x for ten dollar notes, y for 20 dollar note. we have: x + y = 50 and 10x + 20y = 800....x = 20 (ten dollar notes), y = 30 (twenty dollar notes)

Sunny Kaushik
Mar 19, 2014

Let number of $20 notes be x Therefore, number of $10 notes= 50-x (since total number of notes= 50) Value of these notes= $800 Therefore, 20(x) + 10(50 - x) = 800 20x + 500 - 10x = 800 x(20-10) =800 -500 10x = 300 x = 30 therefore, No. of $20 notes = x = 30 No. of $10 notes = 50-x = 20

x = no of 20 $ notes

y = no of 10 $ notes

total notes = x + y = 50

total money = 20x + 10y = 800

solve: 20x + 10y = 800 and x + y = 50 (or 10x +10y = 500)

x = 30 and y = 20

Micah Mzumara
Mar 18, 2014

let x be $10 notes let y be $20 notes therefore x + y =50 (1) 10x + 20y =800 (2) in 1: x=50 - y substitute 50 - y for x in 2 10(50-y) + 20y =800 500 - 10y +20y =800 10y=800- 500 10y=300 y=30. substituting 30 for y in 1 x+30= 50 x=50-30 x=20 Hence 20 $10 notes and 30 $20 notes

Waqas Khan
Mar 17, 2014

its very simple [30$X20=600$] and [20$X10=200$] [600$+200$=800$]

just multiply the two given notes with their corresponding number beside them and after doing that add their sum if u can get $800...then if u got $800 then its solve

Gagan Rajpal
Mar 16, 2014

Systems of linear equations.

Let x be the number of $20 notes and y be the number of $10 notes. Total number of notes: x + y = 50

x number of $20 notes and y number of $10 notes sum up to $800. ($20)x + ($10)y = $800 or simply 20x + 10y = 800.

Solving for x and y, we got x=30 and y=20

So, there are thirty $20 notes and twenty $10 notes. you can check the option also..:)

Malik Ibrar
Mar 16, 2014

20 multiply with 30 we get 600 dollars and 20 multiply with 10 we get 200 600+200=800

20x+10*(50-x)=800 ... 20x+500-10x=800 10x=300 x=30

Hamna Tanvir
Mar 13, 2014

systems of linear equations let x be the number of $20 notes and y be the number of $10 notes hence total no.of notes: x + y = 50 as we know that x represents the no.of $20 notes and y represents no.of $10 notes and their sum is equal to $800 therefore 20x + 10y = 800 now by solving, we got x=30 & y=20 so there are 30 $20 notes and 20 $10 notes

B Sathyanarayana
Mar 13, 2014

30 20=20 10 600+200=800

Let the no. of 20$ notes be x and the no. of 10$ notes be y . It is said that he has saved 800$ therefore we can form the equation 20x + 10y =800. The total no. of notes is 50 therefore the equation x + y = 50 is formed . Solving the two equations we get x=30 and y=20.

Narayan Mondal
Mar 12, 2014

Solve these two linear equations: 20x+10y=800 and x+y=50, where x=the number of $20 notes and y=the number of $10 notes

Shivam Chaturvedi
Mar 12, 2014

Let the number of $10 notes be x. Therefore no. of 20$ notes =(50-X) ATP $10xX+$20(50-X)=$800 10X+1000-20X=800 10X=200 X=20 Therefore, $10 notes=20 $20 notes=30

Kanaka Rajanala
Mar 12, 2014

Let x be the no. of $10 bills Let y be the no. of $20 bills

Total Money equal to: 10x +20y = 800 Total no. of bills: x + y = 50 x = 50 -y

10(50 - y) + 20y =800 500 - 10y + 20y = 800 10y + 500 = 800 10y = 300 y = 30 (no. of $20 bills) 50 - 30 = 20 ( no. of $10 bills)

Sashoto Seeam
Mar 12, 2014

It was easy to solve :) just make two variables and make a equation...and you will get the answer!

Rimsha Fatima
Mar 12, 2014

20 $10=$200 & 30 $20=$600 => $200+$600=$200

Mido Tarek
Mar 12, 2014

x+y=50 20x+10y=800+ -10x-10y=-500/10x=300/x=30number of $20 notes/y=50-30=20number of $10 notes

Ahmed Bilal
Mar 12, 2014

10 * 20 = 200 20 * 30 = 600 so 200 + 600 = 800

Iqra Rao
Mar 12, 2014

20x+10y=800 and x+y=50 solve these equations we find x=30 & y= 20

Rahul Jain
Mar 12, 2014

20x+10y=800 x+y=50 By solving above equation for x & y, we get y=20 & x=30

20x + 10y = 800 x + y = 50

Solving these two equations we get , there are 30 notes of 20$ and 20 notes of 10$

Krishna Garg
Mar 12, 2014

Let x notes of 20 $ and y notes of 10 $ therefore 20X x + 10Xy =800 ......(1) and x + y =50 ........(2) multiply (2) by 10 to eliminate y by subtracting (3) from (10 10 X x + 10 Xy = 500 , thus 10 x = 300 ,so x ==30 and y =20
there are 20 notes of 10 $ and 30 notes of 20 $ Ans

K.K.GARG,India

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