You have p dollars in your piggy bank. You spent $13.32 to buy a toy, leaving you with $25.70. Which equation should be used to determine the amount of money you had in your piggy bank before buying

Answer 1

Let's denote the amount of money you had in your piggy bank before buying the toy as \( p \).

You spent $13.32 on the toy, which means after the purchase, the amount of money left in your piggy bank can be expressed as:

\[ p - 13.32 \]

According to the problem, after spending the money on the toy, you were left with $25.70. Therefore, we can set up the equation:

\[ p - 13.32 = 25.70 \]

This equation can be used to determine the amount of money you had in your piggy bank before buying the toy.