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)

Question

a
p=7.98

p=
dollars

Answer 1

In order to find the original price (p) of the shirt, we can set up the equation:

p = 7.98 * 2

This equation represents that the original price of the shirt (p) is equal to 7.98 multiplied by 2 since the sale price is half of the original price.

Simplifying the equation:

p = 15.96

So, the original price (p) of the shirt is $15.96.