Question

A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for $17.50 and 4 shrubs. The total bill was $53.50. Write and solve an equation to find the price of each shrub.

Answer 1

The total bill: $53.50
17.50 + 4 x = 53.50
4 x = 53.50 - 17.50
4 x = 36
x = 36 : 4
x = $9
Answer: The price of each shrub is $9.

Answer 2

Answer:

$9

Step-by-step explanation:

Let $x$  be the price of each shrub.

• 4 shrubs at  $x$  each costs  $4x$  dollars
• Potting soil is $17.50

Hence, total cost is the expression  $17.5+4x$

We know that total bill is $53.50, so we can equate it to the expression:

$17.50+4x=53.50$

This equation can be solved for  $x$  to find cost of each shrub.

Solving for  $x$  gives us:

$17.50+4x=53.50\\4x=53.50-17.50\\4x=36\\x=\frac{36}{4}\\x=9$

So price of each shrub is $9