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

p=

dollars

Remaining Attempts

Answer 1

Since the current price of the shirt, $7.98, is half of its original price \( p \), we can represent that relationship with the equation:

\[
7.98 = \frac{1}{2} p
\]

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

\[
2 \times 7.98 = p
\]

Now perform the multiplication:

\[
p = 15.96
\]

Therefore, the original price of the shirt is \( p = 15.96 \) dollars.