If there are 3x-2 trees planted in each row, and we have a total of 24x-16 trees, this means that the number of trees multiply the number of rows will give us the answer of 24x-16 let r=number of rows (3x-2)*r=24x-16 to find r we will divide both side by 3x-2 r=<u>24x-16 </u> 3x-2 <u> </u>we see that 8 is a common factor for the numerator