You have p dollars in your piggy bank. You spend $13.32 to buy a toy, leaving with $27.70. which equation should be used to determine the amount of money you have in your piggy bank before buying the toy? How much money was in the piggy bank?
The equation that can be used to determine the amount of money in the piggy bank before buying the toy is p - 13.32 = 27.70.
To find out how much money was in the piggy bank, we can solve the equation for p.
p - 13.32 = 27.70
Add 13.32 to both sides of the equation:
p = 27.70 + 13.32
p = 41.02
Therefore, there was $41.02 in the piggy bank before buying the toy.