Can the equation below be used to solve the following? If not, explain why.
0.75x + 3 = 0.25x + 5.25
At an ice cream shop, customers pay $3.00 for medium ice cream plus $0.75 per topping. At a second ice cream shop, customers pay $5.25 for a medium ice cream plus $0.25 per topping. How many toppings would a customer have to order for the ice cream to cost the same at either shop?
