Question

You have p
𝑝
dollars in your piggy bank. You spent $13.32 to buy a toy, leaving you with $25.70. Which equation should be used to determine the amount of money you had in your piggy bank before buying the toy? How much money was in the piggy bank?(1 point)
Responses

p + 13.32 = 25.70
𝑝

+

13.32

=

25.70
; there was $12.38 in the piggy bank.
p plus 13.32 equals 25.70 ; there was $12.38 in the piggy bank.

p − 13.32 = 25.70
𝑝

−

13.32

=

Answer 1

Equation: p − 13.32 = 25.70.

Solve: p = 25.70 + 13.32 = $39.02, so there was $39.02 in the piggy bank before buying the toy.