Math . Focus 1. Calculate Percentages The fires in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 burned 739 .000 acres.The park has 2.2 million acres total . What percentage of the park burned?

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Math . Focus 1. Calculate Percentages The fires in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 burned 739 .000 acres.The park has 2.2 million acres total . What percentage of the park burned?

Answer 1

### Approximately

of Yellowstone National Park burned in 1988.

Answer 2

## Step 1: Identify the Part and Whole### The part is the area burned, which is 739,000 acres. The whole is the total area of the park, which is 2.2 million acres.## Step 2: Set Up the Proportion### Let

represent the percentage of the park that burned. Write a proportion to solve for

:

## Step 3: Solve the Proportion### Cross-multiply to find

:

### Divide both sides by 2,200,000 to solve for

:

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Math . Focus 1. Calculate Percentages The fires in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 burned 739 .000 acres.The park has 2.2 million acres total . What percentage of the park burned?

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