So, what is the case in which he uses the least coins? can he use 1 coin? no, there isn't a 35 cent coin. can he use 2 coins? yes! he can use 25+10 cent coins!
now, the largest number of coins means the coins of the smallest value: so using only 5 cent coins. How many would this be?
we have to divide:
35/5=7
so we would use 7 coins.
And the difference is 5: 7-2 is 5.
Okay so I'm going to set up a equation:
5.27= 3.40+ 0.85x, we have our total our price of one pineapple and our variable
next I isolate the variable:
5.27-3.40=0.85x
next:
1.87=0.85x
x= 2.2
she bought 2.2 pounds of tomatoes
Answer:
x+3= 2x when x = 3
3+3 = 2*3
6= 6
They are not equal when x is any other number rather than 3