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

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

p=__

dollars

Answer 1

To find the original price \( p \) of the shirt, we know that the current sale price is half of the original price. This can be expressed with the equation:

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

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

\[ p = 7.98 \times 2 \]

Calculating that gives:

\[ p = 15.96 \]

Therefore, the original price of the shirt is:

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

Answer 2

__ p = 7.98

Answer 3

To complete the working equation that represents the original price \( p \) of the shirt, we can frame it as follows:

\[ p = 2 \times 7.98 \]

So, the completed equation is:

\[ p = 2 \times 7.98 \]

Now calculating:

\[ p = 15.96 \]

Thus, the final answer is:

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