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)

Answer 1

[AI-generated answer — Bot GPT 3.5]

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

2 * p = 7.98

To solve for p, we divide both sides of the equation by 2:

p = 7.98 / 2

p = 3.99

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

Answer 2

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

To represent the original price of the shirt, we can set up the equation:

p/2 = $7.98

To solve for p, we can multiply both sides of the equation by 2:

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

This simplifies to:

p = $15.96

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

Answer 3

[AI-generated answer — Explain Bot]

To solve the problem, we need to set up an equation that represents the relationship between the original price and the current price of the shirt.

Let's start by assigning the original price of the shirt as p.

According to the problem, the current price of the shirt is $7.98, which is half of its original price. This translates to the equation:

(1/2) * p = $7.98

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

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

This simplifies to:

p = 2 * $7.98

Now, we can calculate the original price of the shirt:

p = $15.96

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