At the beginning of the season, MacDonald had to remove 5 orange trees from his farm. Each of the remaining trees produced 210 oranges for a total harvest of 41790 oranges.

Write an equation to determine the initial number of orange trees (t) on MacDonald's farm.

Find the initial number of orange trees on MacDonald's farm.

Question

At the beginning of the season, MacDonald had to remove 5 orange trees from his farm. Each of the remaining trees produced 210 oranges for a total harvest of 41790 oranges.

Write an equation to determine the initial number of orange trees (t) on MacDonald's farm.

Find the initial number of orange trees on MacDonald's farm.

pugtato · Answer

Im not 100% sure, but $$41790\div210=199$$
$$199+5=$$ equals the beginning number of orange trees