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A typical farm is about 700 acres.  How many square miles is this?  Please show me the work so, that I will know I to perform this problem myself.
 
Pagedi
 

 

Hi Pagedi,

There are 640 acres in a square mile so 700 acres is a little more than a square mile. In fact 700 acres is 700/640 = 1.09375 square miles.

Penny