Question: Daisy is climbing trees all around her neighborhood and starts to notice the number of branches and the height. The first tree she climbs is 50 feet tall and has 200 branches. The second tree she climbs is 40 feet tall and has 180 branches. The third tree she climbs is 60 feet tall and has 180 branches. The final tree she climbs is 34 feet tall and has 153 branches. On average, how many branches do these trees have per foot?
Solution:
The first tree has 4 branches per foot because 200 / 50 = 4
The second tree tree has 4.5 branches per foot because 180 / 40 = 4.5
The third tree has 3 branches per foot because 180 / 60 = 3
The fourth tree has 4.5 branches per foot because 153 / 34 = 4.5
The total branches per foot is 16 because 4 + 4.5 + 3 + 4.5 = 16
The average branches per foot is 4 because 16 / 4 = 4
Answer: 4