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The combined height of one fur tree and one pine tree is 21 meters. The higher of 4 fir trees stacked on top of each other is 24 meters taller that the one pine tree. How tall are the types of trees that Logan genetically engineered?

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Answer: Fur tree = 6 meters, pine tree = 15 meters

Explanation:

Lets say the height of one fur tree is x

the height of one pine tree is y

so x+y=21 and 4x=24

x = 6

y = 15

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