SOLUTION: A tsunami destroyed 4/5 of a forest. If 10,800 trees were lost, how many trees survied? Include a diagram.
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Question 141147: A tsunami destroyed 4/5 of a forest. If 10,800 trees were lost, how many trees survied? Include a diagram.
Answer by checkley77(12844) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
(4X/5)=10,800
4X=5*10,800
4X=54,000
X=54,000/4
X=13,500 TOTAL NUMBER OF TREES.
1/5*13,500=2,700 TREES SURVIVED.
PROOF:
10,800+2,700=13,500
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