The forrest was 600 acres in size. 2/5 had been ravaged by bushfire. How many acres were affected by bushfire?

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asked Jan 9, 2019 37.7k views

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Matt Douhan · Answer 1 · 2019-01-15T17:46:28+0000

Multiply the total number of acres by the fraction.

= 600 * 2/5
= (600 * 2)/5
= 1200/5
= 240 acres affected by fire

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