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6,500 acres of a 41,000 acre forest burned in a fire. what percentage of forest was damaged?​

User Zeev Vax
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Answer:

15.85%

Explanation:

Given:

Acres damaged (burned) = 6,500 acres

Acres in total forest = 41,000 acres

Hence the amount of damaged forest as a fraction of the total forest,

=
(6500)/(41000) =
(13)/(82)

expressed as percentage =
(13)/(82) x 100% = 15.85%

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