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?
P-13.32= 25.70; there was 39.02 in the piggy bank.
The equation that should be used to determine the amount of money in the piggy bank before buying the toy is: P - 13.32 = 27.70.
To solve for P, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. Adding 13.32 to both sides of the equation, we get:
P = 27.70 + 13.32
P = 41.02
Therefore, there was $41.02 in the piggy bank before buying the toy.