Question

a forest covers 56,000 acres. a survey finds that 0.6% of the forest is old-growth trees. how many acres of old-growth trees are there?

there are acres of old-growth trees.
(type an integer or a decimal.)

Explanation:

Convert the percentage to a decimal

$$ 0.6\% = \frac{0.6}{100} = 0.006 $$

Calculate the acres of old-growth trees

$$ 56,000 \times 0.006 = 336 $$

Answer:

There are <blank>336</blank> acres of old-growth trees.