A team of scientists found that there were 4 oak trees for every 10 pine trees. How many oak trees were there if they counted 36 more pine than oak?

4/6 = x/36

6x = 144

x = 24

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To solve this problem, we can set up a system of equations to represent the given information.

Let's assume the number of oak trees is represented by 'o' and the number of pine trees is represented by 'p'.

From the first sentence, we know that there are 4 oak trees for every 10 pine trees. So, we can write the equation:

o/p = 4/10

From the second sentence, we know that there are 36 more pine trees than oak trees. So, we can write the equation:

p = o + 36

Now, let's solve the system of equations to find the value of 'o'.

First, we'll substitute the value of p from the second equation into the first equation:

o/(o + 36) = 4/10

Now, let's cross-multiply and simplify:

10o = 4(o + 36)

10o = 4o + 144

10o - 4o = 144

6o = 144

o = 144/6

o = 24

Therefore, there were 24 oak trees.