Question

The nearby forest has a variety of trees. Of the trees in the forest 24% are pine trees, 3/25 are spruce trees, 3/5 are oak trees, and 4% are maple trees. Which decimal represents the amount of maple and spruce trees in the forest?

Answer 1

0.04 and 0.12

Explanation:

Maple trees are at a percentage of 4% . The decimal is 4/100 = 0.04

3/25 are spruce trees, we simple convert this to percentage.

That is 3/25 × 100% = 12%.

The decimal here is 12/100 = 0.12