SOLUTION: The United States consists of 2271 million acres of land. Approximately 29% of this land is federally owned. Find the number of acres that are not federally owned.

Question 711280: The United States consists of 2271 million acres of land. Approximately 29% of this land is federally owned. Find the number of acres that are not federally owned.
Answer by tutor_paul(519) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If 29% is federally owned, that means
100%-29%=71% is privately owned.
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To figure out how many acres are privately owned, take 71% of 2271 million:
0.71*2271 Million=1612.41 Million Acres
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