Question

What is the square footage for this property described by the metes-and-bounds method? Beginning at the point of the southerly side of Smith Street, 200 feet easterly from the corner formed by the intersection of the southerly side of Smith Street and the easterly side of Johnson Street; then east 200 feet; then south 100 feet; then west 200 feet; then north 100 feet to the POB.
A. 20,000 square feetB. 10,000 square feetC. 5,000 square feetD. 15,000 square feet

Answer 1

Answer:

  A.  20,000 square feet

Step-by-step explanation:

The description is that of a rectangle 200 ft long and 100 ft wide. The area is the product of those dimensions:

  area = (200 ft)(100 ft) = 20,000 ft²