Question

Anita, Byron, Carlos, and Dominique buy a gift for their grandmother. They split the cost equally and each pay $14.62. Which equation represents d, the cost of the gift in dollars

Answer 1

$14.62 = d / 4

Here is one variation of an equation that satisfies your request. You could also put the amount of people as a variable, or the total amount paid.

Answer 2

$14.62(4)=D

The gift was $58.48 because four of them paid $14.62 a piece and the total cost was D so 4 of them with what the paid would be $14.62 four times which would be D $58.48