You have p dollars in your piggy bank. You spend $13.32 to buy a toy, leaving with $27.70. which equation should be used to determine the amount of money you have in your piggy bank before buying the toy? How much money was in the piggy bank?

Answer 1

The equation that can be used to determine the amount of money in the piggy bank before buying the toy is p - 13.32 = 27.70.

To find out how much money was in the piggy bank, we can solve the equation for p.

p - 13.32 = 27.70
Add 13.32 to both sides of the equation:
p = 27.70 + 13.32
p = 41.02

Therefore, there was $41.02 in the piggy bank before buying the toy.