Turning word problems into equations
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?
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.
To turn this word problem into an equation, let's assign variables and set up the equation step-by-step:
1. Let's say the number of gift cards Alyssa's mom bought is "x".
2. Since each gift card is valued at $15.00, the total amount Alyssa's mom spent is 15 times the number of gift cards: 15 * x.
3. We are given that Alyssa's mom spent $60.00 in total, so we can set up an equation: 15 * x = 60.
Now that we have the equation, we can solve for x to find the number of gift cards Alyssa's mom bought:
1. To solve for x, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation.
2. Divide both sides of the equation by 15: (15 * x) / 15 = 60 / 15.
3. Simplifying, we have x = 4.
Therefore, Alyssa's mom bought 4 gift cards.
To turn this word problem into an equation, let's assign a variable to the unknown quantity. Let's say "x" represents the number of gift cards Alyssa's mom bought.
The problem states that each gift card was valued at $15.00, so the total cost of the gift cards can be represented by multiplying the value of each card by the number of cards she bought, which is 15x.
The problem also mentions that Alyssa's mom spent $60.00 all together, 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.
By simplifying further, we find:
x = 4.
Therefore, Alyssa's mom bought 4 gift cards.