Question

A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for $11.50 and 9 shrubs. The total bill was $94.75. Write and solve an equation to find the price of each shrub.
A. 9p + 11.5p = $94.75; p = $4.62

B. 9(p + $11.50) = $94.75; p = $5.00

C. 9p + $11.50 = $94.75; p = $11.75

D. 9p + $11.50 = $94.75; p = $9.25

Answer 1

Based on the data provided if the customer went to the shop and bought the potting soil and shrubs with the total bill of $94.75 and the potting soil alone is for $11.50. We can determine the price of the shrubs in total by deducting the 2 values. $94.75 - $11.50 = $83.25. Now that we have the total amount of the shrubs to get the amount of each shrub we then divide the total amount versus the number of shrubs which is 9, ergo $83.25/9 = 9.25 per shrub.

So the answer to this question is:

D. 9p + $11.50 = $94.75 p=$9.25