Nick bought groceries for Ann dollars. He had a coupon for $15.50 off. Hey, pay $34.63, including tax for the grocery purchase, which equation represents the original costom. Groceries, Nick bought. What was this amount a in minus? 34.63 = 15.50. The original cost of grocery's Nick bowl was $19.13. BM plus 15.50 = 34.63. The original cost of groceries. Nick bought was $19.13 C and (−15.50) = 34.63. The original cast of Nate's groceries make bought was $50.13 day and plus 34.63 = 15.50. The original cost of the grocery's naked bowl was 50. Dollars and thirteen cents

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To find the original cost of the groceries, we can use the information provided to set up the appropriate equation.

  1. Let \( a \) be the original cost of groceries.
  2. Nick had a coupon for $15.50 off.
  3. After applying the coupon, Nick paid $34.63.

The equation we can set up is:

\[ a - 15.50 = 34.63 \]

To find the original cost of the groceries \( a \), we can rearrange this equation to solve for \( a \):

\[ a = 34.63 + 15.50 \]

Calculating this gives:

\[ a = 50.13 \]

So the original cost of the groceries Nick bought was $50.13.