Question

Note: Enter your answer and show all the steps that you use to solve this problem in the space provided. A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for $12.50 and 6 shrubs. If the total bill was $71.00, how much did each shrub cost if they all cost the same? Write and solve an equation. Show your work.

Answer 1

Let the cost if 1 shrub = x

The cost of some potting soil for $12.50 and 6 shrubs = $71.00

so,

`6\cdot x+12.5=71`

solve for x

subtract 12.5 from both sides

`\begin{gathered} 6\cdot x+12.5-12.5=71-12.5 \\ 6\cdot x=58.5 \end{gathered}`

Divide both sides by 6

`\begin{gathered} (6x)/(6)=(58.5)/(6) \\ \\ x=9.75 \end{gathered}`

So, the cost of 1 shrub = $9.75