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A forest covers 42,000 acres. A survey finds that ​0.3% of the forest is​ old-growth trees. How many acres of​ old-growth trees are​ there?

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The answer is 126

Step by step explanation is
0.3% is the same as 0.003
Meaning to find out you have to do 42000 X 0.003 which is 126 meaning that there are 126 old growth trees and 41874 of good young trees
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