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A forest covers 53,000 acres. A survey finds that ​0.7% of the forest is​ old-growth trees. How many acres of​ old-growth trees are​ there?

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Answer: There are 86 acres of old-growth trees.

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to answer the question, we need to calculate the 0.2% of 43,000.

We can calculate this stating that exists a linear relationship between the percentage and the amount of acres. We also need to state that 43,000 acres are the 100% of the acres.

Therefore, we can write the following equation to calculate the percentage :

If we solve the equation in terms of ''x'' :

We find that if 43,000 acres are the 100% of the acres ⇒ The 0.2% of the acres are 86 acres (in which there are old-growth trees).

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Answer:

371 acres of​ old-growth trees

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