A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for 12.50 and 5 shrubs.The total bill was 62.50. Write and solve a

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A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for 12.50 and 5 shrubs.The total bill was 62.50. Write and solve a

nd equation to find the price of each shrub

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lana66690 [7] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-16T03:32:41+03:00

lana66690 [7]4 years ago

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The answer is 10.00

s - the price of one shrub
p - the price of potting soil
p = 12.50

<span>The total bill for 1 potting soil and 5 shrubs was 62.50:
p + 5s = 62.50
12.50 + 5s = 62.50
5s = 62.50 - 12.50
5s = 50.00
s = 50.00 : 5
s = 10.00</span>