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Question from Terry: 500 feet by what equals 8 acres? |
Hi Terry,
There are 43,560 square feet in an acre so if your land is L feet long then
L × 500 = 8 × 43,560 square feet
and hence
L = (8 × 43,560)/500 feet.
Penny
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