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A forest covers 43000 acres. A survey finds that 0.2% of the forrest is old growth trees. how many acres of old growth trees are there

A forest covers 43000 acres. A survey finds that 0.2% of the forrest is old growth-example-1
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Answer:

86

Explanation:

0.2/100 = x/43000

100 * x = 0.2 * 43000

100x divided by 100 = x

8600 divided by 100 = 86

SO - 86 acres of old-growth trees

User Sam Braslavskiy
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~Hello There!~

43000 x 0.002 = 86
There are 86 acres of old growth trees.

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