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In an effort to replace the destruction of trees, five regions of the US have been...

In an effort to replace the destruction of trees, five regions of the US have been tracking the annual rate of trees being planted (per thousand) in each region and the annual rate of trees being destroyed (per thousand). Additionally, the tree population (in thousands) by region has been recorded for five different years. The data is given in the tables below. Determine the number of trees planted and the number destroyed in each of the years listed.

Rate of Trees Being Planted Rate of Trees Being Destroyed
Northeast 0.0341 0.0115
Southeast 0.0174 0.0073
Midwest 0.0185

0.0056
Southwest 0.0131 0.0082
West 0.0096 0.0105

Tree Population by Region

Year

Northeast

Southeast

Midwest

Southwest

West

1975

365

2036

285

226

460

1985

471

2494

361

251

485

1995

622

2976

441

278

499

2005

803

3435

523

314

514

2015

1013

3827

592

344

522

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