document.write( "Question 800409: a portion of a walkway in a park has a length of 115 yards. A landscaper plants a tree at the beginning of the walkway, then plants another tree every 5 3/4 yards. How many trees will the landscaper plant along the walkway? Be sure to include the tree planted at the beginning of the walkway. \n" ); document.write( "

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Add in the tree at the beginning later
\n" ); document.write( "For the first 4 trees that the landscaper plants,
\n" ); document.write( "There are 4 equal spaces, and the length of
\n" ); document.write( "the 4 spaces is $\"+4%2A%28+5+%2B+3%2F4+%29+=+20+%2B+3+\"$ ,
\n" ); document.write( "or 23 yards for 4 trees.
\n" ); document.write( "If I keep planting in groups of 4, there are
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+115%2F23+=+5+\"$ groups of 4, which makes
\n" ); document.write( "20 trees. Adding the tree at the beginning,
\n" ); document.write( "there are 21 trees planted along the walkway
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