Question

Supposing on a hypothetical garden 43 identical trees contain a total of 19,565 leaves. If each branch on a given tree consist of 35 leaves how many branches does each tree have?

Answer 1

13

Step-by-step explanation:

Let x be the number of branches of a tree

Total number of trees=43

Total number of leaves=19,565

Number of leaves on one tree=35

Number of leaves on x branches of a tree=35 x

Total number of leaves on x branches on 43 trees=
`35x* 43`

According to question

`19565=43* 35x`

`19565=1505x`

`x=(19565)/(1505)`

Using division property of equality

`x=13`

Hence, the total number of branches of each tree=13