Question

Adam received a $200 gift card. He wants to buy some video games. Video games cost $45.50 each. Write an equation to determine how many video games can he buy, solve it, and determine if the value is a viable solution

Answer 1

Let x be the number of video games Adam can buy.
The equation would be: 45.50x = 200.
We need to solve for x:
x = 200/45.50
x ≈ 4.40

Since we cannot buy a fraction of a video game, Adam can only buy 4 video games (the closest whole number less than 4.40).
To verify if this is a viable solution, we substitute x = 4 into the equation:
45.50(4) = 182
Since 182 is less than the value of the $200 gift card, 4 video games is a viable solution.