a store is having its year-end sale. A shirt now costs $7.98, which is half of its original price. Complete and solve the working equation that represents the original price, p , of the shirt.
Let's set up the equation as follows:
Original price = p
Sale price = $7.98
Sale price = half of the original price
Therefore, the equation is:
p/2 = 7.98
To solve for the original price (p), we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2:
2 * (p/2) = 2 * 7.98
This simplifies to:
p = 15.96
So, the original price of the shirt was $15.96.
To solve this problem, we can set up the following equation:
Original price / 2 = $7.98
Let's solve it step by step:
1. Let's start by representing the original price of the shirt as "p." Therefore, the equation becomes:
p / 2 = $7.98
2. To get the original price "p" alone on one side of the equation, we need to multiply both sides by 2:
(p / 2) * 2 = $7.98 * 2
This simplifies to:
p = $15.96
So, the original price of the shirt was $15.96.
To solve this problem, we need to set up an equation that represents the relationship between the original price of the shirt (p) and the current price ($7.98).
We are given that the current price is half of the original price. This can be represented by the equation:
7.98 = 0.5p
To solve for p, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2:
2 * 7.98 = 2 * 0.5p
15.96 = p
Therefore, the original price of the shirt, p, is $15.96.
A store is having its year-end sale. A shirt now costs $7.98, which is half of its original price. Complete and solve the working equation that represents the original price, p , of the shirt.
_p = 7.98
p = _ dollars