A gardener plants saplings in rows such that the number of rows is 3 less than the number of saplings per row. The total number of saplings is 88. If there are x saplings per row, set up the equation in standard form and find x.

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11. Rows = x - 3, total = x(x - 3) = 88, so x^2 - 3x - 88 = 0 = (x - 11)(x + 8). Positive root x = 11 saplings per row.

A gardener plants saplings in rows such that the number of rows is 3 less than the number of saplings per row.
The total number of saplings is 88. If there are $x$ saplings per row, set up the equation in standard form and find $x$ .

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A gardener plants saplings in rows such that the number of rows is 3 less than the number of saplings per row.The total number of saplings is 88. If there are x saplings per row, set up the equation in standard form and find x.

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More Class 10 Standard Form and Roots practice

A gardener plants saplings in rows such that the number of rows is 3 less than the number of saplings per row.
The total number of saplings is 88. If there are $x$ saplings per row, set up the equation in standard form and find $x$ .