Question

9.
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.

Answer 1

Let the price of each shrub be denoted as \( x \).

The customer bought 5 shrubs, so the total cost for the shrubs is \( 5x \). Additionally, the cost of the potting soil was $12.50.

The total bill can be expressed with the equation:

\[
5x + 12.50 = 62.50
\]

Now, we will solve for \( x \).

1. First, subtract $12.50 from both sides of the equation:

\[
5x = 62.50 - 12.50
\]

\[
5x = 50
\]

2. Next, divide both sides by 5 to isolate \( x \):

\[
x = \frac{50}{5}
\]

\[
x = 10
\]

Therefore, the price of each shrub is \( \boxed{10} \).