pete has twice as many $2 bills as $5bills. together they total $ 153. how many $5 bills does he have.
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To find the number of $5 bills Pete has, let's work step by step.
Let's assume that Pete has x $5 bills. As per the information given, Pete has twice as many $2 bills as $5 bills. So, he would have 2x $2 bills.
The total value of the $5 bills is calculated by multiplying the number of $5 bills (x) by the value of each bill ($5): 5 * x = 5x.
Similarly, the total value of the $2 bills is calculated by multiplying the number of $2 bills (2x) by the value of each bill ($2): 2 * 2x = 4x.
According to the problem, the total value of the bills is $153. Therefore, we can form the equation:
5x + 4x = 153
Simplifying, we get:
9x = 153
To solve for x, we divide both sides of the equation by 9:
x = 153 / 9
Calculating, x ≈ 17.
So Pete has approximately 17 $5 bills.