Question

There are 3x-2 trees planted in each row of a rectangular Parcel of land. If there are a total of 24x-16 trees planted and the parcel, how many rows of trees are there in the parcel?

Answer 1

If one raw contains 3x-2 trees & if the total trees in the rectangle are 24x-16, that means Horizontal Rows x Vertical Rows =Total number of trees:

(3x-2) * Vertical Rows = 24x-16 ===> Vertical Rows =(24x-16) / (3x-2)

Perform the division & you will find Vertical Rows =8