Question

6,500 acres of a 41,000 acre forest burned in a fire. what percentage of forest was damaged?​

Answer 1

15.85%

Explanation:

Given:

Acres damaged (burned) = 6,500 acres

Acres in total forest = 41,000 acres

Hence the amount of damaged forest as a fraction of the total forest,

=
`(6500)/(41000)` =
`(13)/(82)`

expressed as percentage =
`(13)/(82)` x 100% = 15.85%