Question

A department store sale advertises 1/2 off all clearance items. Marie buys a clearance item and uses a $5-off coupon. She pays a total of $11. This equation can be used to find the original price, p, of the clearance item.

1/2p-5=11

Answer 1

Answer: The original price of the clearance item is $32.

Explanation:

1/2p=16

p=32