SOLUTION: A tsunami destroyed 4/5 of a forest. If 10,800 trees were lost how many trees survived?

SOLUTION: A tsunami destroyed 4/5 of a forest. If 10,800 trees were lost how many trees survived?

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Question 565982: A tsunami destroyed 4/5 of a forest. If 10,800 trees were lost how many trees survived?
Answer by ad_alta(240) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Use a proportion: (4/5)/10800=(1/5)/x for 'x' the number of survivors. We get x=2700.
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