235 acres, or 15%, of a forest is being logged. How large is the forest?

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Osvaldo Lang

16 October, 17:21

235 acres, or 15%, of a forest is being logged. How large is the forest?

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Jon Larson · Answer 1

Let the entire forest area = x

A % can always be found by dividing by 100

15/100 * x = 235 Multiply by 100

15x = 235 Divide by 15

x = 235 / 15

x = 1566.7

The forest is 1566.7 acres which is about 2 sections. A section is about 640 acres. If you live in the country it is about 1 mile by 1 mile of land.