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Question

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

Answer 1

To determine the amount of money \( p \) you had in your piggy bank before buying the toy, we can set up the following equation based on the information given:

\[ p - 13.32 = 25.70 \]

This equation states that when you subtract the cost of the toy ($13.32) from the amount of money you had initially ($p$), you are left with $25.70.

To find the value of \( p \), we can solve the equation:

1. Add $13.32 to both sides of the equation: \[ p = 25.70 + 13.32 \]

2. Perform the addition: \[ p = 39.02 \]

So, the amount of money you had in your piggy bank before buying the toy was $39.02.