In a plantation there are 14 scots pines twice as many Norway spruces and seven times as many sitka spruces.How many trees are there in the plantation
Let's start by using algebra to represent the problem.
Let x be the number of Norway spruces.
Then we know:
- There are 14 Scots pines
- There are twice as many Norway spruces as Scots pines (2x)
- There are seven times as many Sitka spruces as Scots pines (7 * 14 = 98)
To find the total number of trees, we can add up all three types:
Total number of trees = number of Scots pines + number of Norway spruces + number of Sitka spruces
Total number of trees = 14 + 2x + 98
Total number of trees = 2x + 112
We don't know the exact value of x, but we do know that it represents the number of Norway spruces. So, let's say x = 50 (this is just an example, it could be any number).
Then:
Total number of trees = 2(50) + 112 = 212
Therefore, if there are 14 Scots pines, twice as many Norway spruces (2x), and seven times as many Sitka spruces (98), there are 212 trees in the plantation.
To determine the total number of trees in the plantation, we need to calculate the number of trees for each species and then add them together.
Let's start by calculating the number of Scots pines. We know that there are 14 Scots pines.
Next, we need to find the number of Norway spruces, which is twice as many as the Scots pines. So, 14 x 2 = 28 Norway spruces.
Finally, we need to find the number of Sitka spruces, which is seven times as many as the Scots pines. So, 14 x 7 = 98 Sitka spruces.
To find the total number of trees, we add the numbers of each species: 14 (Scots pines) + 28 (Norway spruces) + 98 (Sitka spruces) = 140 trees.
Therefore, there are 140 trees in the plantation.