Question

6,500 acres of a 41,000 acre forest burned in a fire. what percentage of forest was damaged?​

Answer 1

Answer:

15.85%

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Acres damaged (burned) = 6,500 acres

Acres in total forest = 41,000 acres

Hence the amount of damaged forest as a fraction of the total forest,

= $\frac{6500}{41000}$ = $\frac{13}{82}$

expressed as percentage = $\frac{13}{82}$ x 100% = 15.85%