Question

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

p=
𝑝
=
dollars

Answer 1

wrong

Answer 2

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

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

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

\[
p = 7.98 \times 2
\]

Now, we can calculate:

\[
p = 15.96
\]

Thus, the original price of the shirt is:

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

Answer 3

Apologies for any confusion in my previous response. Let me correct that.

If the shirt currently costs $7.98 and this price is half of the original price, we can represent this situation with the following equation:

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

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

\[
p = 2 \times 7.98
\]

Now, calculating that:

\[
p = 15.96
\]

It appears that my previous calculation of the original price is actually correct. The original price of the shirt is indeed:

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

If there was a misunderstanding, please clarify, and I'll be happy to assist further!