A stock has a price of $68.54. This is $7.18 less than the price of the stock yesterday. Write and solve an equation to find the price p (in dollars) of the stock yesterday.

Question

1. An equation is___68.54
2. The price of the stock yesterday was $____

Answer 1

p = 68.54 + 7.18

p = $75.72 = price yesterday

if yesterday's price was $7.18 more than today's $68.54

if today's price is $7.18 less than yesterday's price