The price of an item has been reduced by 5.56. The new sale price is 14.28. What was the original price?

Let's assume that the original price of the item is x.

So, the reduced price is x - 5.56.
The new sale price is given as 14.28, which is equal to the reduced price: x - 5.56 = 14.28.
To find the value of x, we add 5.56 to both sides of the equation: x = 14.28 + 5.56.
Thus, the original price of the item was x = 19.84.