Question

14,000 acres of a 40,000 acre forest burned in a forest fire. what percentage of the forest was damaged?

Answer 1

% damaged =   (14 000/40000) * 100%
 
                    =  14/40 * 100%
                    
                    = 0.35*100%
 
                    = 35% 

Answer 2

Answer:

The percentage of the forest was damaged is 35%.

Step-by-step explanation:

Consider the provided information.

14000 acres of a  40,000 acre forest burned in a forest fire.

in order to find the percentage of the forest was damaged simply divide 14000 with 40000 and multiply it with 100%.

$\frac{14000}{40000}\times{100\%}$

$0.35\times{100\%}$

$35\%$

Therefore, the percentage of the forest was damaged is 35%.