A store is having its year in sale a shirt now cost $7.98 which is half of its original price complete and solve the working equation that represents the original price P of the shirt

Question

____p=7.98
P=____ dollars

Answer 1

To find the original price \( P \) of the shirt, we can set up the equation based on the information given.

We know that the sale price of the shirt ($7.98) is half of the original price \( P \). This can be represented by the equation:

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

To solve for \( P \), we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2 to isolate \( P \):

\[ P = 7.98 \times 2 \]

Now, let's calculate:

\[ P = 15.96 \]

Thus, the original price \( P \) of the shirt is:

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