Shelley compared the number of oak trees to the number of maple trees as part of a study about hardwood trees in a woodlot he counted nine maple trees to every 5 oak trees later in the year there was a bug problem many trees died new trees are planted to make sure there were the same number of Trees as before the bug problem the new ratio of the number of maple trees to the number of oak tree with 3:11 after planting new trees the world 132 oak trees how many more maple trees were there in the woodlot before the bug problem then after the bug problem explain

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To solve this problem, we need to break it down into steps:

Step 1: Determine the ratio of maple trees to oak trees before the bug problem.
According to the information given, Shelley initially compared the number of oak trees to the number of maple trees and found a ratio of 9:5. This means that for every 9 maple trees, there were 5 oak trees.

Step 2: Calculate the total number of oak trees before the bug problem.
We are told that there were 132 oak trees after planting new trees. Since we know the ratio of oak trees to maple trees is 5:9, we can set up a proportion:

5 oak trees / 9 maple trees = 132 oak trees / X (number of maple trees)

To solve for X (the number of maple trees), we cross-multiply and find that:

5X = 9 * 132
5X = 1188
X = 1188 / 5
X = 237.6

Since we cannot have a fraction of a tree, we can conclude that there were 237 maple trees in the woodlot before the bug problem.

Step 3: Calculate the number of oak trees after the bug problem.
Since we were given that there were 132 oak trees after planting new trees, we can assume that the ratio of oak trees to maple trees is still 5:9 after the bug problem. To find the total number of oak trees before the bug problem, we set up another proportion:

5 oak trees / 9 maple trees = 132 oak trees / Y (total number of trees)

Solving for Y:

5 / 9 = 132 / Y
5Y = 9 * 132
5Y = 1188
Y = 1188 / 5
Y = 237.6

So, the total number of trees (including both oak and maple trees) before the bug problem was 237.6.

Step 4: Calculate the number of maple trees after the bug problem.
We were given that the new ratio of maple trees to oak trees after planting new trees is 3:11. We can assume that this ratio is still accurate after the bug problem. To find the number of maple trees, we set up the proportion:

3 maple trees / 11 oak trees = X (number of maple trees) / 132 (total number of trees)

Solving for X:

3 / 11 = X / 132
3 * 132 = 11X
396 = 11X
X = 396 / 11
X = 36

So, after the bug problem, there were 36 maple trees in the woodlot.

Step 5: Calculate the difference between the number of maple trees before and after the bug problem.
To find the difference, subtract the number of maple trees after the bug problem from the number of maple trees before the bug problem:

237 - 36 = 201

Therefore, there were 201 more maple trees in the woodlot before the bug problem than after the bug problem.