Question

Given that approximately 85 million americans have a lawn, and that the average lawn size is 0.08 ha how much total land area is composed of lawns in the united states?

Answer 1

Given:

A - The number of Americans who have lawns = 85 million

B - The average lawn area of each American with lawn (in ha) = .08

X - The total land area in the United States composed of lawn (in ha)

Solution:

X= A*B

X=85,000,000*.08

X=6, 800,000 or 6.8 million