Question

A section is 1 mile by 1 mile. How wide is a four-acre (hint: one acre contains 43,560 sq ft) easement that runs along the western edge of a section?
33 feet
38 feet
45 feet
28 feet

Answer 1

Answer:

correct answer is 33 feet

Explanation:

given data

A section = 1 mile by 1 mile

one acre contains = 43,560 sq ft

solution

as section is 1 mile by 1 mile

so one edge of a section will be

one edge of a section = 1 mile = 5280 feet long

here one acre contains = 43,560 sq ft

so 4 acres =  (43,560 sq ft ×  4)

4 acres = 174,240 sq. ft

contains a total of 174,240 sq. ft.

so wide = $\frac{174240}{5280}$

wide = 33 feet