Question

In 2013, a wildfire near Yosemite National Park burned about 400 square miles of forest. If one square mile equals 640 acres, about how many acres of forest were burned? Show your work.

Answer 1

256000 acres were burned because 400 squared miles x 640 acres = 256000 acres

Answer 2

256,000 acres were burned because 400 square miles times 640 acres is 256,000.