Question

A house on the land measures 45 feet by 38 feet,a wooded area covers 118 feet by 60 feet,and the front yard is 78 feet by 40 feet.The remainder of the land
is farmed.How many acres of land are farmed?Round to the nearest tenth.Explain your answer.(Hint: 1 acre = 43,560 square feet)

Answer 1

Rectanglearea=legnth timees width
triagnlearea=1/2base times height

ok so we find volume of entier land first

we can cut into triangle an rectangle

triangle=height=650-200=450
base=600
area=1/2*600*450=135000 ft^2

rectangle=200 times 600=120000

add
135000+120000=255000ft^2


find other areas and subtract
areahouse=45*38=1710
areawooded=118*60=7080
frontyard=78*40=3120
add
1710+7080+3120=11910

minus

255000-11910=243090

how many acres are farmed

43560ft^2=1acre
divide both sides by 43560
1ft^2=1/43560 acre

multiply both sides by 243090
243090ft^2=243090/43560acre=5.5805acre=5.6acre rounded

answer is 5.6 acer