At Tall Timbers Tree Farm, customers can pay to cut their own fir or pine trees. During the first weekend of December, 43 pine trees were sold. The farm sold 97 trees in all that weekend. Let \( f \) represent how many fir trees the farm sold. Which equation models the problem? \( f+43=97 \) Solve this equation to find how many fir trees the farm sold. fir trees

To determine how many **fir trees** Tall Timbers Tree Farm sold, let's solve the equation you've provided. ### Given: - **Total trees sold (fir + pine)**: 97 - **Pine trees sold**: 43 - **Let \( f \)** = Number of fir trees sold ### Equation: \[ f + 43 = 97 \] ### Solving for \( f \): 1. **Subtract 43 from both sides** of the equation to isolate \( f \): \[ f + 43 - 43 = 97 - 43 \] \[ f = 54 \] ### Conclusion: The farm sold **54 fir trees** during the first weekend of December.