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Sound policy requires that a certain number of trees be planted for every tree that is cut down for example of 8 trees are cut down 48 trees will be planted a homeowner is going to cut down five trees on his property how many trees will be planted 1/5 are cut down

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Answer: 30

Step-by-step explanation: because i had that question

User Squidbe
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Answer:

30 trees

Explanation:

Given the policy:

8 trees are cut down 48 trees will be planted

If homeowner is going to cut down five trees on his property how many trees will be planted

Since :

8 trees cut down = 48 planted

5 trees cut down = X

Cross multiply :

8 * X = 48 * 5

8X = 240

X = 240/8

X = 30

Hence, 30 trees will need to be planted

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