Question

A forest covers 78,000 acres. A survey finds that 0.6% of the forest is old-growth trees. How manyacres of old-growth trees are there?There are acres of old-growth trees.(Type an integer or a decimal.)Enter your answer in the answer box.

Answer 1

Calculate what 0.6% of 78,000 is equal to to find the area of old-growth trees:

$\frac{0.6}{100}\times78,000=468$

There are 468 acres of old-growth trees.