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 How much money was in the piggy bank?(1 point)

Answer 1

To determine the amount of money you had in your piggy bank before buying the toy, you can set up the equation based on the information provided.

You started with \( p \) dollars, spent $13.32, and after the purchase, you were left with $25.70. The equation can be expressed as:

\[ p - 13.32 = 25.70 \]

Now, to find how much money was in the piggy bank before buying the toy, you can solve for \( p \):

1. Add $13.32 to both sides of the equation:

\[ p = 25.70 + 13.32 \]

2. Now calculate the right side:

\[ p = 39.02 \]

Therefore, you had $39.02 in your piggy bank before buying the toy.