you have p dollers in your piggy bank. You spent $13.32 to buy a toy, leaving you with $25.70 which eqaution should be used to determine the amount of money you had in your piggy bank before buying the toy? How much money was was in the piggy bank
p + 25.70= 13.32: there was -$12.38 in your piggy bank
p - 25.70= 13.32: there was $12.38 in your piggy bank
p - 13.32= 25.70: there was $39.02 in your piggy bank
0+ 25.70= 13.32: there was $12.38 in your piggy bank
The correct equation to determine the amount of money you had in your piggy bank before buying the toy is p - 13.32 = 25.70.
To solve for p, you can add 13.32 to both sides of the equation:
p - 13.32 + 13.32 = 25.70 + 13.32
p = 39.02
Therefore, there was $39.02 in your piggy bank before buying the toy.