You buy a square lot that is 154 yd on each side. What is its size in acres?
Isn't 1 acre = 4840 sq yds?
area=154*154 yd^2 * 1acre/4840yd^2
Here are two hints:
(a) 154^2 = 23,716 square yards is the lot area.
(b) 1 acre = 4840 square yards
To find the size of the square lot in acres, we need to convert the given yard measurements to acres.
First, let's convert the yard measurement to square feet as follows:
1 yard = 3 feet (since there are 3 feet in a yard)
Therefore, 154 yards = 154 * 3 = 462 feet
Since the lot is square, we can find the area by multiplying the side lengths:
Area = 462 feet * 462 feet = 213,444 square feet
Now, let's convert the square feet measurement to acres. Since there are 43,560 square feet in an acre, we can divide the area in square feet by 43,560:
Size in acres = 213,444 square feet / 43,560 square feet/acre
Size in acres = 4.89 acres (rounded to two decimal places)
Therefore, the size of the square lot is approximately 4.89 acres.