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To find the amount of money in your piggy bank before buying the toy, you can set up the equation based on the information provided. You started with \( p \) dollars, spent $13.32, and were left with $25.70.
The equation that represents this situation can be formulated as follows:
\[ p - 13.32 = 25.70 \]
To find \( p \), you can rearrange the equation:
1. Add $13.32 to both sides:
\[ p = 25.70 + 13.32 \]
2. Perform the addition:
\[ p = 39.02 \]
So, the amount of money in the piggy bank before buying the toy was **$39.02**.
The correct choice for the equation is:
**p − 13.32 = 25.70; there was $39.02 in the piggy bank.**