Answer Key

April 21, 2000

FE 345

Submitted by: Andrea Duvall,

Luke Holden, Chris Carusona,

Jay Martin

Answer: 2.25 square miles.

To find the answer:

1. Note that the area of a section square is six miles by six miles, which equals 36 square miles.

2. Break one section into quarters, to find the area which is 3mi * 3mi = 9 square miles.

3. Break the quarter section into quarters to find the area, which is 1.5mi * 1.5mi = 2.25 square miles in area.

4. Convert miles into acres by multiplying 2.25 by 640 acres/mi, this equals 1440 acres.