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Question from michelle: Can you tell me how many feet in length would it be for a acre if the land is 155 feet wide. |
Michelle,
One acre is 43560 square feet. The area of a rectangle with an area of one acre that is 155 feet wide and L feet long has
155 × L = 43560.
Solve for L,
Penny
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