Question

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

Answer 1

The forest is 1566.7 acres 

0.15x = 235 

x = 235/0.15 


x = 1566.7 

Answer 2

15 % is equivalent to 235 acres
100 % will be equivalent to?
$\frac{100*235}{15}$
=1566.77acres