A store is having its year-end sale. A shirt now costs $7.98, which is half of its original price. Complete and solve the working equation that represents the original price, p

Question

𝑝
, of the shirt.(1 point)
p=7.98
𝑝
=
7.98

p=
𝑝
=
dollars.

Answer 1

To represent the original price \( p \) of the shirt, we know that the current price ($7.98) is half of the original price. Therefore, we can set up the equation:

\[ \frac{p}{2} = 7.98 \]

To find \( p \), we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2:

\[ p = 7.98 \times 2 \]

Now, we can calculate the value:

\[ p = 15.96 \]

So, the original price of the shirt is:

\[ p = 15.96 \text{ dollars.} \]