The greatest amount of money kiara has to spend $20. she wants to buy a book for $12 and spend the remaining money on name tags for her luggage. Each name tag $12 cost $2. how many number of tags, x, kiara can buy for her luggage?

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Charles Decker

Mathematics

10 September, 04:16

The greatest amount of money kiara has to spend $20. she wants to buy a book for $12 and spend the remaining money on name tags for her luggage. Each name tag $12 cost $2. how many number of tags, x, kiara can buy for her luggage?

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Jacqueline Wang · Answer 1

Write an equation.

You have 20 dollars as a budget, add to the equation.

20

Add the cost of the book

20 = 12

Then, add the luggage tag cost.

20 = 12 + 2x

Solve for x by subtracting 12 from both sides

8 = 2x

Divide by 2

4 = x

4 is your answer