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)
answer here p=7.98

p=

dollars

1 answer

To find the original price \( p \) of the shirt, we can start by using the information given in the problem. The shirt currently costs $7.98, which is half of its original price.

We can write the equation as follows:

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

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

\[ p = 7.98 \times 2 \]

Calculating the right side:

\[ p = 15.96 \]

Therefore, the original price \( p \) of the shirt is:

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