SOLUTION: a forest contains 1200 trees. you randomly pick 60 trees and find that 35 of them are pine. predict how many pine trees are in the forest

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Question 893407: a forest contains 1200 trees. you randomly pick 60 trees and find that 35 of them are pine. predict how many pine trees are in the forest
Answer by harpazo(655) About Me  (Show Source):
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So, 35/60 are pine trees.


Then 35/60 times 1200 trees is 700.


There are 700 pine trees.