Question

27.) 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.

a.) 4(p + $17.50) = $53.50; p = $4.00


b.) 4p + $17.50 = $53.50; p = $11.25


c.) 4p + $17.50 = $53.50; p = $9.00


d.) 4p + 17.5 p = $53.50; p = $2.49

Answer 1

c) The equation to find the price of each shrub is $53.50 = 4 p + $17.50

The cost of 1 shrub = p = $ 9.00

Explanation:

The total number of shrubs purchased = 4

The price paid for potting soil = $17.50

The total bill of purchase = $53.50

Let us assume the cost of 1 shrub = $p

The total amount spent of 4 shrubs = 4 x ( The price of each shrub) = 4 p

TOTAL BILL = The amount paid for 4 shrubs + AMOUNT paid for SOIL

⇒ $53.50 = 4 p + $17.50

Now. solving for p, we get:

53.50 - 17.50 = 4 p

or, 3 6 = 4 p

or, p = 36/4 = 9

or, p = 9

Hence, the cost of each shrub = $9