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A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for $17.50 and 4 shrubs. The total bill was $53.50. Write and solve an equation to find the price of each shrub.

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HomertheGenius

The total bill: $53.50
17.50 + 4 x = 53.50
4 x = 53.50 - 17.50
4 x = 36
x = 36 : 4
x = $9
Answer: The price of each shrub is $9.

TaeKwonDoIsDead

Answer:

$9


Step-by-step explanation:

Let @@MATH_TOKEN_0@@  be the price of each shrub.

  • 4 shrubs at  @@MATH_TOKEN_1@@  each costs  @@MATH_TOKEN_2@@  dollars
  • Potting soil is $17.50

Hence, total cost is the expression  \(17.5+4x\)

We know that total bill is $53.50, so we can equate it to the expression:

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This equation can be solved for  @@MATH_TOKEN_5@@  to find cost of each shrub.


Solving for  @@MATH_TOKEN_6@@  gives us:

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So price of each shrub is $9

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