TASK DEFINITION: Combine the given two facts to write a concluding fact. Note that there should be some parts of the first and second facts that are not mentioned in this conclusion fact. Your combined fact should be the result of a chain between the two facts. Chains form when two facts connect together to produce a concluding fact. An example of a chain is: "pesticides cause pollution" (fact1) + "pollution can harm animals" (fact2) → "pesticides can harm animals" (conclusion fact). Parts of the concluding fact overlap with the first and the second fact. To construct such a  concluding fact, a useful way is to borrow the subject from one fact and the ending conclusions from another fact.
PROBLEM: Fact 1: the number of rings in a tree trunk can be used to estimate the age of the tree. 
Fact 2: If you want to find the age of a forest, you find the tree with the highest number of tree rings.

SOLUTION: to estimate the age of a forest, find the tree with the highest number of rings.

PROBLEM: Fact 1: Any surface that has not been sterilized is likely to be covered with bacteria. 
Fact 2: Surfaces can be steamed cleaned and sterilized.

SOLUTION: Any surface that has not been cleaned is likely to be covered with bacteria.

PROBLEM: Fact 1: damming a river can cause a lake to form. 
Fact 2: You can also water ski on Lake Mohave north of Davis Dam.

SOLUTION:
damming a river opens new areas for water skiing.

