Distributing Gift Cards

Marcus is planning to distribute gift cards among his friends. He has a total of 15 gift cards worth $25 each. He wants to give each friend either 1 or 2 gift cards. If he has 8 friends and decides to give 2 gift cards to some and 1 gift card to others, how many friends will receive 2 gift cards?

Let 'x' be the number of friends who receive 2 gift cards. The remaining friends will receive 1 gift card. The equation to distribute the gift cards can be represented as:

$$2x + (8 - x) = 15$$

Solve for x to find the number of friends receiving 2 gift cards.