SOLUTION: Suppose an orchard is planted with trees in straight rows. If there are 5x - 4 rows with 5x - 4 trees in each row, how many trees are there in the orchard?
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Question 39869: Suppose an orchard is planted with trees in straight rows. If there are 5x - 4 rows with 5x - 4 trees in each row, how many trees are there in the orchard?
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Suppose an orchard is planted with trees in straight rows. If there are 5x - 4 rows with 5x - 4 trees in each row, how many trees are there in the orchard?
# of trees = (5x-4)(5x-4)
=25x^2-40x+16 trees
Cheers,
Stan H.
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