A government scheme aims to plant 1 million trees. If 20% of the trees are plant

Practice Questions

Q1
A government scheme aims to plant 1 million trees. If 20% of the trees are planted in the first year, how many trees are planted?
  1. 100,000
  2. 150,000
  3. 200,000
  4. 250,000

Questions & Step-by-Step Solutions

A government scheme aims to plant 1 million trees. If 20% of the trees are planted in the first year, how many trees are planted?
  • Step 1: Understand that 20% means 20 out of every 100 parts.
  • Step 2: Convert 20% into a decimal. 20% as a decimal is 0.20.
  • Step 3: Know that the total number of trees to be planted is 1,000,000.
  • Step 4: Multiply the decimal (0.20) by the total number of trees (1,000,000).
  • Step 5: Calculate 0.20 * 1,000,000, which equals 200,000.
  • Step 6: Conclude that 200,000 trees are planted in the first year.
  • Percentage Calculation – Understanding how to calculate a percentage of a total amount.
  • Basic Arithmetic – Applying multiplication to find the product of a percentage and a whole number.
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