SOLUTION: Max has between 78 and 89 trees he needs to plant. He wants to make exactly 7 rows of trees keeping about the same number of trees in each row. What is a reasonable number of trees

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Question 551462: Max has between 78 and 89 trees he needs to plant. He wants to make exactly 7 rows of trees keeping about the same number of trees in each row. What is a reasonable number of trees Max should plant in each row?
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This problem is asking you to estimate. The amount of trees is not exact and the trees per row is not exact and we are asked for a reasonable number rather than an exact number
Let's guestimate. If he plants 10 trees for each row of 7 that'd be 70, close, but not enough, 11 would be 77, 12 would be 84 so 12 seems like a reasonable number.