Question

a park ranger stated that the maple pine tree ratio in the park was 7:5 . if in a area you count 60 pine trees. about how many maples should be in that area

Answer 1

Given the ratio of maple trees to pine trees is 7:5, we can use this ratio to find the number of maple trees when there are 60 pine trees.

Let's set up the ratio:

- Let the number of maple trees be \( 7x \) (based on the "7" in the ratio).
- Let the number of pine trees be \( 5x \) (based on the "5" in the ratio).

According to the problem, you have 60 pine trees, which means:

\[
5x = 60
\]

Now, solve for \( x \):

\[
x = \frac{60}{5} = 12
\]

Now, we can find the number of maple trees:

\[
\text{Number of maple trees} = 7x = 7 \times 12 = 84
\]

So, there should be approximately **84 maple trees** in that area.