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235 acres, or 15%, of a forest is being logged. How large is the forest?

User Tgoossens
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15 % is equivalent to 235 acres
100 % will be equivalent to?

(100*235)/(15)
=1566.77acres
User Davi Moreira
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The forest is 1566.7 acres

0.15x = 235

x = 235/0.15


x = 1566.7


User Alexandr Kovalenko
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