At the beginning of the season, Old MacDonald had to remove 5 orange trees from his farm. Each of the remaining trees produced 210 oranges for a total
harvest of 41,790 oranges. Write an equation to help determine the initial number
of
orange trees.

Suppose t would be the initial number of trees

“remove 5 trees at the beginning of the season” means (t – 5) stay

“every remaining tree made 210 oranges for a total of 41,790 oranges” means(t – 5) * 210 = 41790 Now, you can solve for t:

(t-5)(210) = 41790

210t – 1050 = 41790

210t = 42840

t = 204 At start there were 204 trees. After 5 were cut, the 199 that had remained, made 210 oranges each for an amount of 199*210 = 41790 oranges.

Equation: 210t – 1050 = 41790

204 orange trees

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