In 1994, the amazon rainforest covered 6.42 million square kilometers. In 2014, it covered 50/59 as much. This means that in 2014, the amazon forest covered 50/59 of 6.42 million square kilometers. Mathematically, this is:
See how many times the denominator goes into the numerator. For example, with 24/8, 8 goes into 24 three times, so 24/8 is 3. If I had 25/8, then it would be 3 1/8 because you have one left over after you divide the 8 into 25.
