A desert has 3/5 fewer palm trees than a nearby forest, which has 5000 palm trees. How many palm trees are there in both the desert and the forest combined?
How many fewer palm trees are there in the desert than in the forest? ** The desert has 3/5 fewer palm trees than the forest, and since the forest has 5000 palm trees, the desert has 3/5*5000 = <<3/5*5000=3000>>3000 fewer palm trees.
How many palm trees are there in the desert? ** The total number of palm trees in the desert is 5000-3000 = <<5000-3000=2000>>2000
How many palm trees are there in both the desert and the forest combined? ** Together, the desert and the forest have a total of 5000+2000 = <<5000+2000=7000>>7000 palm trees.
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