Question

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

Each shrub is $10.

Explanation:

You are looking for the price of the shrub plants. Since you know that the plants' price with the soil's price totals the purchase at $62.50, your equation should look like this:

`5p + $12.50 = $62.50`

After that, use the order of operations to solve the price of the shrubs.

`5p + $12.50 = $62.50\\5p + $12.50-12.50 = $62.50-12.50\\5p=50\\5p/5=50/5\\p=10`

Answer 2

$62.50 = $12.50 + 5x