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 of the shirt

Answer 1

Let \( x \) represent the original price of the shirt. According to the problem, the sale price of the shirt, which is $7.98, is half of the original price. This can be expressed with the following equation:

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

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

\[ x = 7.98 \times 2 \]

Calculating the right side:

\[ x = 15.96 \]

Thus, the original price of the shirt is \($15.96\).