Mountain pine beetle have infestation 13 million hectares. Theamount of standing

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Mountain pine beetle have infestation 13 million hectares. Theamount of standing wood was estimated at about 530 million cubicmeters in 2007. This represented about 40% of the merchantable pineand 12% of the province's total merchantable timber Questions a.) what is the total amount of the merchantable pine in B/C.in cubic metres? b.) what amount ( in cubic metres has not been infected? Mountain pine beetle have infestation 13 million hectares. Theamount of standing wood was estimated at about 530 million cubicmeters in 2007. This represented about 40% of the merchantable pineand 12% of the province's total merchantable timber Questions a.) what is the total amount of the merchantable pine in B/C.in cubic metres? b.) what amount ( in cubic metres has not been infected?

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(a) 530 million represents 40% of the merchantable pine. Let T= thetotal amount of merchantable pine in B/C in cubic meters. .40T = 530 million --> divide each side by .40 --> T= 1325million (b) Amount that has not been infected= Total amount - the amountinfected = 530 million - 13 = 517 million Hope this helps!

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