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-A national wildlife refuge in Michigan has 104 thousand more trees than a national wildlife refuge in Ohio. The total number of trees for both is 308 thousand. Find the number of trees for each.
A)Ohio: 102 thousand trees
B)Ohio: 104 thousand trees Michigan: 206 thousand trees Michigan: 208 thousand trees
C)Ohio: 104 thousand trees
D)Ohio: 52 thousand trees Michigan: 204 thousand trees Michigan: 156 thousand trees

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Let x be the number of trees in Ohio and y be the number of trees in Michigan. The equations are: y = x + 104 and x + y = 308. Solving these gives x = 102 and y = 206.

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