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 "p" represent the original price of the shirt.
According to the problem, the current price of the shirt is $7.98, which is half of the original price. This can be expressed as:
p/2 = $7.98
To find the original price, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2:
2 * (p/2) = 2 * $7.98
p = $15.96
Therefore, the original price of the shirt was $15.96.
To solve this problem, we can use an equation that represents the relationship between the original price of the shirt and the sale price. Let's assume that the original price of the shirt is represented by 'p'.
According to the problem statement, the current price of the shirt, after applying the discount, is $7.98. We are given that this price is half of the original price.
So, we can set up the equation:
7.98 = 0.5 * p
To solve for 'p', we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. Since 'p' is multiplied by 0.5, we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.5:
7.98 / 0.5 = p
Simplifying the left side of the equation gives us:
15.96 = p
Therefore, the original price of the shirt, denoted by 'p', is $15.96.
Let's break down the information given:
- The current price of the shirt is $7.98.
- The current price is half of the original price.
To find the original price, we can set up the following equation:
original price / 2 = $7.98
To solve for the original price, we multiply both sides of the equation by 2:
2 * (original price / 2) = 2 * $7.98
This simplifies to:
original price = $15.96
Therefore, the original price of the shirt was $15.96.