Iphones cost $950 and cases cost $22.00. If your parents bought a total of 12 items for $3,976, how many Iphones did they buy?

Let x be the number of iPhones bought.

They bought 12 - x cases.
The cost of the iPhones is 950x.
The cost of the cases is 22(12 - x) = 264 - 22x.
The total cost is 950x + 264 - 22x = 3976.
928x = 3712
x = <<4=4>>4
They bought 4 iPhones. Answer: \boxed{4}.