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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.
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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.

User ManuelCanepa
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Each shrub would cost $9.
x=(53.50-17.50)/4
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User Maxime Capelle
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53.50 = 17.50 +4x

4x=36

x=9

each shrub cost $9.00

User Jose Cabrera Zuniga
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