A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for $17.50 and 4 shrubs. The total bill was $53.50.

Question

Write and solve an equation to find the price of each shrub.

Answer 1

Let the price of each shrub be x

 

4*x + 17.50 = 53.50

 

4*x = 53.50 - 17.50

 

x = 36/4 = $9.0