The wildfires on the West Coast have become increasingly more destructive over recent years. Among many other 'firsts, 2020 was a record breaking year for wildfires in California. It is estimated that 4,397,809 acres of California were consumed by fire in 2020. If California spans roughly 100 million acres, what percent of the state was burned in alone? Write your answer as a percentage, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

The wildfires on the West Coast have become increasingly more destructive over recent years. Among many other 'firsts, 2020 was a record breaking year for wildfires in California. It is estimated that 4,397,809 acres of California were consumed by fire in 2020. If California spans roughly 100 million acres, what percent of the state was burned in alone? Write your answer as a percentage, rounded to the nearest tenth of a percent.

Algebra and Trigonometry (6th Edition)

6th Edition

ISBN:9780134463216

Author:Robert F. Blitzer

Publisher:Robert F. Blitzer

ChapterP: Prerequisites: Fundamental Concepts Of Algebra

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1MCCP: In Exercises 1-25, simplify the given expression or perform the indicated operation (and simplify,...

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