Question

Maggie’s mom agrees to let Maggie buy small gifts for some of her friends. Each gift costs $4. Maggie’s mom gave her a budget of $19. When Maggie went online to order the gifts, she discovered there was a $7 shipping fee no matter how many gifts she bought. Write an algebraic equation to determine how many gifts Maggie can buy with $19, and solve your equation. Record your steps.

Answer 1

Maggie can buy 3 gifts with $19.

Explanation:

We are given the following in the question:

Amount of money Maggie had = $19

Cost of gift = $4

Delivery charges = $7

Let x be the number of gifts that Maggie can buy with this amount.

Thus, we can write the equation:

`4x + 7 = 19`

Solving the equation, we get,

`4x + 7 = 19\\4x =12\\\Rightarrow x = 3`

Thus, Maggie can buy 3 gifts with $19.