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 denote the original price of the shirt as p. According to the information given, the current price of the shirt is half of its original price, which means:
7.98 = p/2
To solve for the original price p, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2:
2 * 7.98 = 2 * (p/2)
15.96 = p
Therefore, the original price of the shirt is $15.96.