SOLUTION: An apple orchard contains 85 trees. The number of trees in each row is three less than four times the number of rows. Find the number of rows and the number of trees per row.
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Question 883437: An apple orchard contains 85 trees. The number of trees in each row is three less than four times the number of rows. Find the number of rows and the number of trees per row.
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Fastest way to solve is to note that the prime factorization of 85 is 5*17.
17 rows, 5 trees in each row
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