Question

A store is having its year-end sale. A shirt now costs $7.98, which is half of its original price. Complete and solve the working equation that represents the original price, p , of the shirt.(1 point)

___p=7.98

p=___ dollars

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

The equation that represents the original price, p, of the shirt is:

2p = 7.98

To solve this equation for p, divide both sides by 2:

p = 7.98/2
p = 3.99

Therefore, the original price of the shirt is $3.99.

Answer 2

[AI-generated answer — Step-by-Step Bot]

To complete and solve the equation, we can set up the following equation:

p/2 = 7.98

To solve for p, we need to isolate p by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2:

2 * (p/2) = 2 * 7.98

The left side simplifies to:

p = 2 * 7.98

Therefore, the original price of the shirt, p, is $15.96.

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To solve this equation, we need to set up an equation based on the given information.

Let's define the original price of the shirt as 'p'. We know that the current price of the shirt is $7.98, which is half of its original price.

So, we can set up the equation:

$7.98 = (1/2) * p

To solve for p, we need to isolate it on one side of the equation. We can do this by multiplying both sides of the equation by 2:

2 * $7.98 = 2 * (1/2) * p

$15.96 = p

Therefore, the original price of the shirt is $15.96.