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: 43

Answer

$0.619~acres$

Work Step by Step

The area of the lot in feet is calculated using: $A=bh$ Where $b=145ft$ $h=186ft$ We know that $1$ $ acre$ =$ 43,560ft^{2}$ Thus: $A=(145ft)(186ft)=26,970ft^{2}=26,970/43,560~acres=0.619$ $acres$
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