A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for $12.50 and 6 shrubs. If the total bill was $71.00, how much did each shrub cost if they all cost the same?
a) Choose and label a variable for this situation.

b) Write an equation using the variable that would answer the question.

c) Solve your equation, and check your answer.

d) Use the solution to write a sentence answer to the question in the word problem.

19. Leslie decides to join a gym. She must pay a monthly fee plus a one-time fee to open a membership. This situation can be modeled by the expression 5x + 80. Explain i

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A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for $12.50 and 6 shrubs. If the total bill was $71.00, how much did each shrub cost if they all cost the same?
a) Choose and label a variable for this situation.

b) Write an equation using the variable that would answer the question.

c) Solve your equation, and check your answer.

d) Use the solution to write a sentence answer to the question in the word problem.

19. Leslie decides to join a gym. She must pay a monthly fee plus a one-time fee to open a membership. This situation can be modeled by the expression 5x + 80. Explain i

anonymous · Answer

okay jennifer. lets go through this together.

anonymous · Answer

what do you think we should name the shrubs?

anonymous · Answer

im in a rushh lol?

anonymous · Answer

lets call the cost of each shrub S.
the soil costs $12.50.
the total bill was $71.
so we can say that 
cost of soil + cost of shrubs = 71

anonymous · Answer

oh you are in a rush? what does that mean? You don't want to understand how to solve this problem?

anonymous · Answer

i do its just i need it done by 2:15 lol im sorry but im in a rush

anonymous · Answer

oh I'm sorry jennifer. I hope you find someone else to answer your problem.