A forest covers 74 comma 000 acres. A survey finds that 0.2​% of the forest is​ old-growth trees. How many acres of​ old-growth trees are​ there?

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Answer 1

To find the number of acres of old-growth trees in the forest, you can use the following calculation:

1. First, convert the percentage to a decimal. The percentage of old-growth trees is 0.2%, which is equivalent to 0.002 in decimal form.

2. Multiply the total acres of the forest (74,000 acres) by the decimal form of the percentage:

$$\text{Acres of old-growth trees}=74,000\times 0.002$$

Calculating this gives:

$$\text{Acres of old-growth trees}=74,000\times 0.002=148$$

Therefore, there are 148 acres of old-growth trees in the forest.