Let the number cherry Danishes be x
Let the number cheese Danishes be y
Given,
The number of cherry Danishes the student brings is at least 3
more than 2/3 the number of cheese Danishes
x ≥ 3 + (2/3)y
Given,
The number of cherry Danishes the student brings is no more than
twice the number of cheese Danishes.
x ≤ 2y
Merging, the two inequalities above,
3 + (2/3)y ≤ x ≤ 2y
3 + (2/3)y ≤ 2y
OR
2y ≥ 3
+ (2/3)y
2y – (2/3)y ≥ 3
Multiply both sides by 3
(3 * 2)y – (3 * 2/3)y ≥ 3 * 3
6y – 2y ≥ 9
4y ≥ 9
y ≥ 9/4
Since x ≥ 3 + (2/3)y, and y ≥ 9/4
Then, x ≥ 3 + (2/3 * 9/4)
x ≥ 3 + (2/3 * 9/4)
x ≥ 3 + 3/2
x ≥ 9/2
Since y ≥ 9/4 and x ≥ 9/2
x + y ≥ 9/4 +9/2
x + y ≥ 27/4
x + y ≥ 6.75
x + y represents the total number of Danishes the student brings
x + y ≥ 6.75 means that the total number of Danishes the student
brings is 6.75
BUT since the total number of Danishes must be an integer, then that
the total number of Danishes the student brings is 6.
