Question

Mr. Thomsen is buying two types of gift cards to give as prizes to employees at a company meeting. He will bu restaurant gift cards that each cost $50. He will also buy movie theater gift cards that each cost $20 He has $450 to buy a total of 15 gift cards. How many of each gift card can Mr. Thomsen buy?

Answer 1

10 × $20 = $200

5 × $50 = $250


10 $20 gift cards, and 5 $50 giftcards

Answer 2

He could buy 10 of the $20 gift cards and 5 of the $50 gift cards.