Question

One-sixth of the trees in a garden are
neem trees. Half of the trees are
Ashoka trees and the remaining are
eucalyptus trees. If the number of
neem trees is five, how many
eucalyptus trees are there in the
garden ?
(1)5
(2) 10
(3)15
(4)20
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Answer 1

There are 10 eucalyptus trees in the  garden

Step-by-step explanation:

Assume there are x number of total trees in the garden.

Hence, No. of neem trees = 1/6 x = 5

Thus,                                   x = 6 x 5 = 30 trees in the garden

No. of Ashoka trees = 1/2 x = 1/2 of 30 = 15

No. of Eucalyptus trees = Total no. of trees - (Total no. of neem trees + total no. of Ashoka trees)

                                       = 30 - (5 + 15)

                                        = 30 - 20

                                        = 10

Thus, the garden consists of 10 eucalyptus trees