Problema Solution
A large western state consists of 2184 million acres of land. Approximately 83% of this land is federally owned. Find the number of acres that are not federally owned.
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Let 'x' represent the number of acres which are not federally owned land.
x=2184-0.83(2184)
x=371.28
So approximately 371 million acres are not federally owned land.