Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 3 - Section 3.7 - Metric and U.S. Conversion - Exercise - Page 156: 40

Answer

$A=74.5$ $acres$

Work Step by Step

The area of the field can be calculated as: $A=bh$ Where $b=820yd$ $h=440yd$ We know that $1$ $ acre$ =$ 4,840~yd^{2}$. Thus, we have: $A=(820yd)(440yd)=360,800yd^{2}=360,800/4840~acres=74.5$ $acres$
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