Maggie has $50 gift card that she will use to purchase games for her phone. each game costs $1.99 she has a coupon code for $5 off her entire purchase.

Question

which equation can be used to find x, the maximum number of games maggie can purchase?

a 50 = 1.99 - 5x
b 50 = 1.99 + 5x
c 50 = 1.99x + 5
d 50 = 1.99x - 5

Answer 1

To determine the maximum number of games Maggie can purchase, we can set up an equation based on her budget, the cost of the games, and the discount from the coupon.

Maggie has a $50 gift card. Each game costs $1.99. She has a $5 discount off her total purchase price.

Let \( x \) be the number of games she buys. The total cost of the games before applying the coupon would be \( 1.99x \).

After applying the $5 coupon, the total cost becomes \( 1.99x - 5 \).

Since Maggie can't spend more than her $50 gift card, we set up the equation like this:

\[ 50 = 1.99x - 5 \]

Now, we can check the given options to find the correct one.

The equation we derived is:

\[ 50 = 1.99x - 5 \]

This matches option d: \( 50 = 1.99x - 5 \).

So, the correct answer is d.

Answer 2

make it less shorter and complicated

Answer 3

Certainly! Let's break it down step by step in a simpler way.

Maggie has a $50 gift card. She wants to buy games for her phone that cost $1.99 each. She also has a coupon for $5 off her total purchase.

1. Let \( x \) be the number of games Maggie buys.

2. Total cost of \( x \) games before the coupon: \( 1.99x \).

3. Total cost after applying the $5 coupon: \( 1.99x - 5 \).

4. Maggie's budget is $50, so we set up the equation:

   \[ 1.99x - 5 = 50 \]

However, to express it clearly, we want to set up the equation where her total spending equals her gift card:

This leads us to:

\[ 50 = 1.99x - 5 \]

Now, looking at the options you provided:

• a: \( 50 = 1.99 - 5x \)
• b: \( 50 = 1.99 + 5x \)
• c: \( 50 = 1.99x + 5 \)
• d: \( 50 = 1.99x - 5 \)

The correct option that represents Maggie's situation is:

d: \( 50 = 1.99x - 5 \)

This equation correctly shows that Maggie can spend $50 on games after using her coupon.

Answer 4

i ment less complicated

Answer 5

Got it! Here’s a simpler explanation:

Maggie has a $50 gift card. Each game costs $1.99, and she has a $5 coupon for her purchase.

1. Let \( x \) be the number of games she buys.
2. Total cost for \( x \) games before the coupon: \( 1.99x \).
3. After using the $5 coupon, her total cost is: \( 1.99x - 5 \).

Since she can only spend $50, we set up the equation:

\[ 50 = 1.99x - 5 \]

Looking at your options, this matches option d:

d: \( 50 = 1.99x - 5 \)

That's the correct equation to find out how many games Maggie can buy!