Maureen bought a coat. she was excited because it was on sale, so she paid $15.25 less than the original price. she paid $48.75 for the coat. write and solve an equation to determine the original price. let p represent the original price. it's getting cold outside! the temperature dropped steadily at a rate of about 4 degrees every hour. if the temperature dropped a total of 22 degrees, how many hours have passed? let h represent the number of hours