1. **State the problem:** Maggie has a 50 gift card and wants to buy games costing 1.99 each. She has a 5 off coupon for the entire purchase. We need to find an equation to represent the maximum number of games $x$ she can buy. 2. **Define variables and expressions:** Let $x$ be the number of games. 3. **Write the total cost expression:** The cost of $x$ games without coupon is $1.99x$. 4. **Apply the coupon discount:** The coupon subtracts 5 from the total cost, so the total cost after discount is $1.99x - 5$. 5. **Set up the equation:** Since Maggie has 50 to spend, the total cost after discount must be less than or equal to 50. The equation to find the maximum $x$ is: $$50 = 1.99x - 5$$ 6. **Match with options:** This corresponds to option D. **Final answer:** The correct equation is option D: $50 = 1.99x - 5$.