Let's denote the price of each shrub as \( x \).
The customer bought potting soil for $12.50 and 5 shrubs, and the total bill was $62.50. We can set up an equation to represent this situation:
\[ 12.50 + 5x = 62.50 \]
To find the price of one shrub, we need to solve for \( x \).
First, subtract $12.50 from both sides of the equation:
\[ 5x = 62.50 - 12.50 \]
This simplifies to:
\[ 5x = 50 \]
Next, divide both sides by 5:
\[ x = \frac{50}{5} \]
\[ x = 10 \]
So, the price of each shrub is $10.
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 an equation to find the price of each shrub
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