A community group purchased 72 cedar tree and spruce tree seedlings to plant for an Earth Day project. The number of cedar trees was twice the number of spruce trees. How many of each type of tree seedling did the group purchase.

(i think it is an equation question)

s + 2s = 72

3s = 72

s = 24 spruce treed

Thanks :)

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You're welcome.

Yes, you are right. This is indeed an equation question. Let's set up an equation to solve it.

Let's assume the number of spruce tree seedlings is 'x'. Since the number of cedar trees was twice the number of spruce trees, we can say the number of cedar tree seedlings is '2x'.

According to the problem, the total number of seedlings purchased was 72. So, we can write the equation:

x + 2x = 72

Now, let's solve this equation to find the value of 'x'.

Combining like terms, we get:

3x = 72

To isolate 'x', divide both sides by 3:

x = 72/3
x = 24

So, the number of spruce tree seedlings is 24.

To find the number of cedar tree seedlings, we substitute the value of x back into our equation:

2x = 2*24
2x = 48

Therefore, the number of cedar tree seedlings is 48.

In conclusion, the community group purchased 24 spruce tree seedlings and 48 cedar tree seedlings.