Shopping online, you find a skateboard that costs $124.99, which is $42.50 less than the price at a local store. write and solve an equation to find the local price.

The required equation is x - $42.50 = $124.99 and the cost at local store is $167.49

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

It is given that the cost of skateboard is $124.99.

Which is $42.50 less than the price at a local store.

Let x represents the price of skateboard at a local store.

According to the question, the online costs $124.99 which is $42.50 less than the price at a local store".

Thus the equation will be:

Now solve the equation for x.

Hence, the cost at the local store would be $167.49

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