Q. Donald has x twenty-dollar bills and 1 ten-dollar bill.How much money does Donald have?Write your answer as an expression.dollars
Identify Value of Bills: Identify the value of each type of bill Donald has.Donald has x twenty-dollar bills, which means each bill is worth $20. He also has 1 ten-dollar bill, which is worth $10.
Expression for Twenty-Dollar Bills: Write an expression for the total value of the twenty-dollar bills.The total value of the twenty-dollar bills is 20 times the number of such bills, which is 20x dollars.
Add Ten-Dollar Bill Value: Add the value of the ten-dollar bill to the total from Step 2.Since Donald has one ten-dollar bill, we add $10 to the total value of the twenty-dollar bills to find the total amount of money Donald has. The expression becomes 20x+10.
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