A customer went to a garden shop and bought some potting soil for $12.50 and 6 shrub. If the total bill was $71.00 how Mich did each shrub cost if they all cost the same? Write and solve equation. Show your work

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71-12.50=6x
71-12.50=58.5
Therefore 6x=58.5
6x/6=x
58.5/6=9.75
So each shrub costs $9.75