Find the amount of sap the maple tree producer would have collected from each tree is the total amount (5 gallons) was redistributed equally among the trees

(3x 1/4)+(2x 3/8) + (4x 5/8) +1 to get the total sap

Then

Divide by the total number of trees 3+2+4+1=10

So

(3/4 + 6/8 +20/8 + 1) / 10

=(9/16+12/16+40/16+ 16/16)/10

=(77/16)/10

x=4

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