Turning word problems into equations

Question

Alyssa's mom bought gift cards for her teachers. Each gift card was valued at $15.00. Alyssa's mom spent $60.00 all together. How many gift cards did she buy?

Answer 1

Let's call the number of gift cards Alyssa's mom bought "x".

Each gift card is valued at $15, so the total amount spent on gift cards is 15x.

The problem states that Alyssa's mom spent $60 in total, so we can set up the equation:

15x = 60

To find the value of "x", we can divide both sides of the equation by 15:

x = 60/15

Simplifying the expression:

x = 4

Therefore, Alyssa's mom bought 4 gift cards.