At Briarwood Garden Shop's annual end-of-season sale, every plant in the shop gets marked down. Clare purchased 4 rosebushes during the sale. Each rosebush cost $12 less than its full price. She paid a total of $96. How much would each rosebush cost at full price?

Answer 1

Let's assume each rosebush costs x dollars at full price.
So, during the sale, each rosebush costs (x - $12).
Clare purchased 4 rosebushes, so the total cost would be 4 * (x - $12) = $96.
Simplifying the equation, we get 4x - $48 = $96.
Adding $48 to both sides, we get 4x = $144.
Dividing both sides by 4, we get x = $36.
Therefore, each rosebush would cost $36 at full price.