There are 40 oak trees in the park. If 10% of the trees in the park are oak trees, how many trees are in the park?

Question

There are 40 oak trees in the park. If 10% of the trees are oak trees, how many trees are in the park?

Answer 1

Hi Bella,

 

40 oak trees represent 10% of the trees.

 

We can solve this using proportions.

 

40       10

--- = -----

 x      100

 

(40)(100) = 10x

4000 = 10x

400 = x

 

There are 400 trees in the park.