Question

Maggie has a $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.

Which equation can be used to find x, the maximum number of games Maggie can purchase?

Answer 1

Let x = number of games. The total cost after the $5 coupon is 1.99x − 5, which must be at most $50, so

1.99x − 5 ≤ 50.

Solving gives 1.99x ≤ 55, so x ≤ 55/1.99 ≈ 27.64. The maximum whole number of games she can buy is 27.