Question

McDonald had a farm with a certain number of orange trees. he had to cut down 5 trees to control the insects. Each of the remaining trees produced 210 oranges. Producing a total of 41,790 oranges. How many trees did McDonald have initially? Write an equation that represents the situation. and solve. Write your final answer in a complete sentence. please help I don't understand this...

Answer 1

(5x210)+41,790= 42,840 initially

Okay so
5 tree cut down
So now he have 41 790 orange so he have less that initially
We have to found how many he had before the 5 tree were cut down
And don't forget that each tree produces 210 oranges
So you look for how many orange he had lost (5x210)
And then addition what you have with 41,790

I hope you understand