document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=900898>Question 900898</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> An apple orchard contains 84 trees. The number of trees in each row is 2 less than twice the number of rows. Find the number of rows and the number of trees per row.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  please help me with this....if you can .. thanks </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #546321 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><B>JulietG(1812)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=JulietG><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=JulietG><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=546321\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Think of this like graph paper, where the trees each take up a spot.  The number of trees are the length of a row (L).  The number of rows is the width (W).<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = L * W<BR>\n" );
document.write( "L = 2W-2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A = 84<BR>\n" );
document.write( "What are the factors of 84?  Which pair fits the given equation?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Only 12 and 7<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There are 7 rows of 12 trees </SPAN>\n" );
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