Answer:
Height of an oak tree= 9 meters
Height of a pine tree = 12 meters
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
The combined height of 1 oak tree and 1 pine tree = 21 meters
Height of 4 oak trees = 24 meters more than 1 pine tree
To find the height of 1 pine tree and height of one oak tree.
Solution:
Let the height of one oak tree be = meters.
Let height of one pine tree = meters.
Combined height can be given as :
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Height of 4 oak trees = 24 meters more than 1 pine tree
The above statement can be given as :
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Rearranging equation [2] by subtracting both sides by .
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Adding rearranged equation [2] to [1].
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Dividing both sides by 5.
∴
Plugging in in equation [1]
Subtracting both sides by 9.
Height of an oak tree= 9 meters
Height of a pine tree = 12 meters