SOLUTION: A large western state consists of 3857 million acres of land. Approximately 79% of this land is federally owned. Find the number of acres that are not federally owned ?

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Question 758426: A large western state consists of 3857 million acres of land. Approximately 79% of this land is federally owned. Find the number of acres that are not federally owned ?
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A large western state consists of 3857 million acres of land. Approximately 79% of this land is federally owned. Find the number of acres that are not federally owned ?
We can solve this word problem using two steps:
Step 1:
(79 * 3857) / 100
304703 / 100 = 3047.03
Federal owned land is 3047.03 million acres of land.

3857 - 3047.03 = 809.97
Land not owned by Federal Government = 809.97 million acres of land.


Step 2:
(21 * 3857) / 100 = 80997
80997 / 100 = 809.97
Land not owned by Federal Government = 809.97 million acres of land.










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