D= number of dimes
q= number of quarters
(Keep in mind, it's not the price, but the number of each)
0.1d+0.25q=74.35
d=q+5
0.1(q+5)+0.25q=74.35
0.35q+0.5=74.35
0.35q=73.85
q=211
d=216
-8..............................
9514 1404 393
Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
Consider the answer choices.
3 & 5: product 15, sum 8 . . . . product > sum
2 & 2: product 4, sum 4 . . . . product = sum (not >)
1 & 4: product 4, sum 5 . . . . product < sum (not >)
Of the offered choices there are two counter examples:
2 and 2
1 and 4
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<em>Additional comment</em>
Chances are that the preferred answer is 1 and 4.
1 and <anything> will be a counterexample.
