Question

Mr.thompson is buying two types of gift cards to give as prizes to employees at a company meeting.He will buy 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 type of gift card can Mr.thompson buy?
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Answer 1

Let x: the number of restaurants gift cards, and y: numbers of movie theaters gift card

50x+20y=450
x+y=15, so x=15-y
50(15-y)+20y=450
750-50y+20y=450
y=10
x=5.
As a result, Mr. Thompson buys 10 movie theaters give cards, and 5 restaurants gift cards. Hope it help!